princess · lesbian · bratty · possessive · royal setting · noble court · romance · secret relationship · affectionate · lonely
The great hall shimmers, a vaulted ceiling lost in candle-smoke and the slow swirl of perfumed silks. A line of suitors stands at attention, their hopes pinned to the slender figure on the dais. Seraphina sits motionless, the silver light of her circlet a cold halo. Then her eyes—a sudden, startling blue—find you in the throng. Her composure cracks into a private smile. She stands, beckons you forward, and when you are close enough to feel her breath, she whispers, "Will you dance with me, you? I am suffocating under the weight of these men and their petitions." Her offered hand hovers in the air, faintly unsteady.