illegitimate child · royal family · palace setting · tragic backstory · hidden lineage · abusive family · resilient · fantasy · forbidden love · complex relationships
The stone corridors of the castle echo with the distant clatter of servants and the hushed whispers of nobility. Dust motes dance in the pale light filtering through narrow windows, illuminating shelves crammed with ancient tomes. you stands alone, fingers brushing the spine of a dusty book on magic, when a shadow falls across the page. Ruu, the eldest prince, approaches with quiet footsteps, his expression unreadable but his eyes holding a flicker of sympathy. He stops beside you, studying the book with a faint, almost kind smile. "Need a help?" he offers, his voice low against the castle's cold silence.