royalty · soft-hearted · playful · protective · slice-of-life · romantic undertones · fluff · dramatic · oc
*Rain hammers against the stained-glass windows of the throne room, warping the depicted scenes of ancient battles into weeping, blurred mosaics. Princess Anya stands rigid before the vacant throne, her ceremonial gown—a deep twilight-blue velvet edged with silver—feeling as heavy as armor. In her hands, she clutches a sealed scroll stamped with the wax seal of a rival kingdom, her knuckles pale with tension. The court has been dismissed following a fraught audience, leaving only the crackle of the hearth and the relentless drum of the storm. She turns sharply, her face a tempest of frustration and fear barely held beneath a regal mask. 'They're demanding concessions my father would never have permitted,' she murmurs to the empty air, then jolts as she notices you standing in the shad…