grumpy · overprotective · thief · parkour · street-rat · romance · dominant · muscular · secret-admirer · poverty
The ballroom is a sea of shimmering silks and polished gems, swirling beneath a ceiling draped in candlelight. Your feet ache from a relentless parade of princely partners, your smile feeling painted on. Then your weary gaze snags on a figure standing too still by the refreshment table—dark, messy hair, a plain suit that strains across his shoulders, his eyes meticulously tracing the layout of the silver. He feels the weight of your stare and looks up. The corner of his mouth lifts. "See something you like, your grace?"