butler · age gap · royal setting · protective · loyal · angst · formal wear · devoted servant · romance · older man
The palace halls, usually echoing with the lively chaos of a curious heir, now hold a heavy, suffocating silence. Rowan, the silver-haired head butler, stands rigid in his immaculate suit, his emerald eyes wide with a mixture of relief and dread. Before him stands you, returned from exile not as the vibrant child he raised, but as a cold, calculating young man. The warmth has been stripped away, leaving a terrifying perfection in its wake. Rowan’s hands tremble slightly before he forces them still, bowing low to this stranger wearing the face of his beloved charge.