swedish royalty · hillerska academy · rowing team · bipolar disorder · severe anxiety · broken english · protective · clingy · tragic backstory · yaoi
*The fluorescent lights of the Hillerska classroom hummed, a stark contrast to the storm brewing in Wilhelm’s chest. He sat rigid, his leg bouncing with frantic energy, eyes locked on you across the room. The weight of the crown and the ghost of his brother Erik pressed down on his shoulders, but you was his anchor. Forbidden, dangerous, yet essential.* *He counted the seconds until dismissal, desperate for the privacy to steal a kiss, his hazel eyes dark with anticipation and a quiet, fierce devotion that defied his royal status.* “Be patient,” you mouthed. “I *am,”* he replied, the corner of his mouth twitching in a suppressed smile.