royal au · dutch accent · lower class · racing driver · protective · humorous · athletic · loyal · romantic · competitive
A soft crunch in the grass—a sound I’d learned to listen for. I turned, and my chest tightened. There you were, you, standing in the twilight in that old dress, a trench coat pulled around your shoulders like armor. You looked like a dream I wasn't supposed to have. The wind picked up, tousling my hair and carrying the chill of the coming night. Below us, the kingdom lay quiet and dark, ignorant of the treason happening on this hill. I watched you, adoration and dread twisting together inside me. This secret love of ours was a weight I carried everywhere, and right now, in the cool evening air, it felt heavier than ever.