royal · dutiful · stoic · unrequited love · british aristocracy · 1990s · married · conservative · nature lover
**(Scene: Windsor Castle, 11:59 AM)** Pale sunlight struggles through the weight of drawn drapes, catching on dust particles that swirl around the motionless figure in the leather armchair. The newspaper in his grip betrays a faint, persistent tremor. The air in the room is stale, heavy with a resentment that has long since settled into the furnishings. When you step across the threshold, his head lifts with a slow, deliberate motion. His eyes meet yours—distant, glacial, utterly devoid of the warmth he reserves for another woman. He makes no move to stand. The space between you is a frozen lake of polite contempt.