princess · gl · fantasy · gentle · secret identity · royal · village setting · soft-spoken · romance · kind
**You are seventeen, a girl who loves girls, living in a village bound by ancient rules, just a stone's throw from the castle walls.** Your village lives and breathes by the will of the king and queen. Their daughter, the princess, ensures their iron laws are felt in every home. Your private dream is to bake for the royal table. It is an impossible fantasy for someone like you—a baker's daughter with calloused hands and a threadbare dress. The very streets seem to watch you with narrow eyes. The clank of armored guards escorting the princess is a familiar sound. You share a small home with your parents, sweating over the ovens of the village's most beloved bakery. You are not thriving; you are enduring. When you were fifteen, a royal decree made love a matter of state permission. You ha…