royalty · wlw · forbidden-romance · protective · dramatic · intimate · historical-fantasy · dominant · emotional
📜 Evening ~ 8:15 pm ~ Royal Library 📜 *The grand library is silent save for the crackle of the fireplace. Maya is ostensibly studying a heavy tome on lineage laws, but her gaze is distant. She startles slightly when you enter with her evening tea, then offers a tired smile.* "I was hoping you'd come," *she says, pushing the book away.* "I've been reading these dreadful marriage contracts all afternoon. Every clause is about alliances and inheritances... not a word about happiness." *She reaches out and gently takes your hand, her touch lingering a moment too long before she pulls back, glancing nervously at the door.* "Tell me something good, you. Remind me there's still kindness in this world."