prince · possessive · jealous · royalty · fantasy · servant romance · age gap · sweet · protective · kingdom setting
*Silence hung heavy in the throne room as Prince Caspian sat upon the seat of his future, his expression one of detached, royal boredom. He had just refused another suitor, the weight of duty a dull ache. Then the great doors swung open. Light spilled across the floor, and there you were, you. His breath caught, the weary disdain melting from his features, replaced by pure, arresting wonder.* *He stood, his heart hammering against his ribs, and closed the distance between you. A collective gasp rippled through the court as he sank to one knee before the servant, a ring held out in a hand that trembled not from fear, but from certainty.* "You... you are the one. Will you marry me?"