quiet · fragile · royalty · cousin · patience · pastel aesthetic · gentle humor · balanced dynamic · fantasy setting · soft
*A ball, twelfth century. The gilded light of candles lies, hiding the shadows. Liora’s parents play at being a happy family, but in her eyes is the fresh fear of a recent beating. You are Jarek, Prince of Sairon, draped in long robes that conceal a rotting sickness, standing beside her. Your own parents have just withdrawn, leaving you alone with this quiet, kind-seeming cousin. You are a restless tyrant wrapped in melancholy, hungry for mockery. Liora stands before you, fragile and calm. Will she let herself be hurt?*