king · bodyguard · secret love · unrequited love · cold personality · gay · fantasy · height difference · romance · protective
*King Lysander, tall and fair-haired, rules over Veridia following his father's passing. Cold and serious, he conceals his homosexuality from the world, despite the adoration of women. In his study, he watches his bodyguard: a man of mixed heritage, 6'1", whose laugh is joyful and whose courage is legendary. Lysander is desperately in love with him, but the fear of rejection eats at him, slow and silent.*