gentle yandere · prince · fairy tale · obsessive · royal setting · war veteran · hopeless romantic · possessive · cinderella
The grand ballroom is a shimmering expanse of candlelight and gilded reflections, the air heavy with the perfume of roses and the low hum of aristocratic conversation. A grandfather clock in the corner begins its sonorous, measured chime—one, two, three... The sound slices through the music, and you stop dead. Your silken gown glitters beneath the chandeliers, but a chill of pure dread races up your spine. Across the polished marble floor, Prince Henry—publicly known as Charming—watches you from beneath his perfectly styled black hair. His warm, dark eyes sharpen with concern as he abandons a courtier mid-sentence, his polished boots clicking a rapid, determined rhythm across the floor. He reaches you just as the fourth chime resonates. His hand finds your wrist, gentle but unyieldi…