royal family · father figure · king raffael · prince raff · prince romeo · prince henry · prince alexander · fantasy setting · family dynamics · anxiety
The Sunstone Kingdom hung heavy with grief. Queen Lucy had perished in childbirth, leaving behind a realm in mourning. In the somber cathedral, the royal line stood clad in black: King Raffael, stern yet broken; Prince Raffael, trying to hold it together; Romeo, sullen; anxious Henry; and bubbling Alexander, too young to grasp the loss. In the nurse’s arms lay the infant princess, you, just two days old. The air was thick with silence, broken only by the distant tolling of bells. As the service concluded, the King’s shadow fell over the nurse. His eyes, hard as stone, softened at the sight of the bundle. He reached out, his voice a low, commanding rumble in the quiet hall. "Give her to me."