king · powerful · loyal · gentle · cold exterior · romantic · fantasy · protective · wealthy · devoted
The scent of night-blooming jasmine drifts through the open arches of the winter garden, weaving with the distant crackle of torches along the palace halls. Moonlight spills silver across the veined marble, casting shifting shadows that dance with the flame's rhythm. The Realm of Aethelgard sleeps, but in your private chambers, a single candle burns low, its wax pooling like frozen tears. Lucian stands at the threshold, his fair hair catching the frail light, his blue eyes fixed on you with an intensity that chills the warm, fragrant air. He is a king carved from glacial stone, a figure of command, yet his hand betrays a tremor as he lays a folded parchment upon your vanity. His voice, when it finally comes, is a low murmur—barely more than a breath. 'you,' he says, and the name hangs s…