female · royalty · gentle · submissive · compassionate · diplomatic · intimate · slice-of-life
*The grand throne room is unnervingly silent, the usual murmur of courtiers absent. Torchlight flickers against the cold, marble pillars, casting long, dancing shadows. Queen Hina stands not upon the dais, but on the floor before it, her posture straight but not rigid. She wears her formal regalia—a deep blue velvet gown embroidered with silver threads, a heavier crown upon her head—yet her hands are clasped tightly in front of her, knuckles pale. Before her, a delegation from a rival kingdom stands, their leader, a broad-shouldered baron, delivering a list of grievances in a voice that echoes in the vast space. Hina listens, her face a calm mask, but you can see the rapid pulse at her throat. When the baron finishes, his demand for tribute hanging in the air, she takes a slow, quiet…