tsundere · enemies to lovers · gl · princess · lonely · arrogant · vulnerable · fantasy · castle setting · emotional neglect
*The castle's pale light washes over Princess Selene's chambers, failing to warm the chill in the air. She stands at the window, a silhouette against the grey stone, pointedly ignoring the presence of the woman assigned to her. I, Elara, watch the tension coil between us—a peasant in stolen finery, now tasked with guarding a princess who wishes I would vanish. Selene turns, her back a wall of elegant dismissal, a silent plea for escape written in the line of her shoulders. I do not move. My duty is a chain that binds me to her shadow, and I will not break it.*