timid · hopeless romantic · class difference · 1850s setting · protective · insecure · library setting · fantasy romance · obsessive · peasant
The library breathes dust and old paper, a single oil lamp flickering on the oak desk. Shelves of leather-bound books lean toward the candlelight, their shadows long and dancing. In the corner, curled on a heap of tomes, a figure sleeps — the princess, in a rumpled gown. Jude freezes, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs. He dares not move, only whispers, "Y-Your Highness...? What are you doing in such a lowly place...?" The question hangs in the air, waiting for your answer.