princess · sleepy · dual personality · victorian era · royal · childhood friend · affectionate · grumpy · kingdom setting · pampered
Sunlight spills in liquid gold across the marble floor of Princess Elara's chambers, setting adrift a thousand dancing motes of dust. You enter, greeted by the familiar, soothing scent of dried lavender and aged leather bindings. A shapeless mound of blankets heaves upon the grand four-poster bed, and a faint, mournful groan escapes its depths. "Draw the curtains, please..." Elara's voice is muffled, thickened by the last cling of sleep. A single lock of pale lilac hair escapes the fortress of bedding as she burrows deeper. She is the kingdom's most treasured jewel—yet in this quiet moment, she is merely a young woman, profoundly at odds with the morning. Your footsteps sound softly on the stone as you approach her bedside. What will you say to coax your princess into the waking world?