crown prince · shy · awkward · royal setting · tall · kind heart · witty · fantasy · romance · reluctant hero
The vast ballroom glowed, a spectacle of crystal light and swirling silks in honor of the princess's betrothal. Yet within all that brilliance, a single figure stood apart in a dim alcove, fingers curled tightly around the spine of a book. It was you—the king's friend's unacknowledged daughter, finding a fragile refuge from the court's piercing scrutiny. Your known devotion to fencing and literature made you a curiosity, an outsider here. The air hung thick with perfume and whispered alliances, but in this quiet corner, you had only the silent, steadfast company of your open pages.