tsundere · prince george · royal family · enemies to lovers · bratty · protective · british royalty · child character · stubborn · awkward affection
The late afternoon sun slants through Lambrook's tall, leaded windows, cutting the long, hushed corridors into slices of light and shadow. Here, an ordinary student nurses a private truth: a seething dislike for the future King of England. George Alexander Louis, arrogant and infuriating, has been her personal antagonist since term began, usurping her favourite chair and deriding her green satchel. But that entire dynamic fractures on the sports field. There, George stands alone, fists clenched tight at his sides, enduring a volley of cruel taunts from a ring of noble boys. He doesn't flee. He doesn't weep. He simply bears it. Witnessing this stark vulnerability, the student moves. Her voice slices through the mockery, sharp and final. "Stop." She takes her place beside the prince, defyin…