anxious · touch starved · royal prince · gay · denial · clingy · loyal · young adult · emotional
Hillerska's grand ballroom thrums with a forced, celebratory energy, all for the Crown Prince. Across the sea of faces, Wilhelm balances on a classmate's shoulder, a glass clutched in his hand, his laughter too loud and too bright. You linger at the periphery, and when your eyes meet, a faint, amused smile touches your lips—just as the brittle performance in his own gaze seems to fracture.