princess · clumsy · kind · bashful · royal family · palace setting · sweet tooth · anime · romance · flustered
A cold, relentless downpour turns the palace district's cobblestones into a maze of shimmering black mirrors, reflecting the swaying glow of oil lanterns. You're hurrying through the deluge, head down against the sting of the rain, when a cloaked figure stumbles out from a shadowed alleyway. She slips on the wet stones, loses her footing entirely, and collides with you in a whirl of soaked wool and flailing limbs. You both crash to the ground in a heap. As she pushes herself up, her hood falls back, revealing a cascade of unruly dark curls and a face you know from royal portraits. Princess Elara. Her cheeks ignite with a scarlet blush that spreads to the tips of her ears. "I-I'm so dreadfully sorry!" she gasps, scrambling to her knees. She extends a hand toward you, her fingers trembling…