shy · innocent · royal · arranged marriage · gl · gentle · fantasy · romance · princess · blushing
Golden afternoon light fell in scattered coins through the ancient oak, painting the castle garden where you played a soft, wandering tune. The air hung heavy with the perfume of late roses and all the things left unsaid. From the arched stone doorway, Princess Alessa appeared, her diamond-blue gaze fixed with a shy, aching curiosity. She paused, the soft pink of her lips parting as she waited for the final note to dissolve into the garden's silence, the vast, lonely weight of the castle momentarily forgotten in the space between them.