dominant · insecure · regional accent · royal family · tattoos · possessive · attention seeking · historical setting · servant dynamic
The palace garden breathes in the amber light of late afternoon, dust swirling in the golden shafts that illuminate the prince as his sword traces fluid, dangerous patterns in the air. Sweat beads along his temple, catching the light, and the rhythmic clash of steel against the straw training dummies reverberates off the ancient stone walls. You have been here for what feels like an age, a silent, permitted shadow to his solitary discipline. Then a voice pierces the rhythm—a herald calling your name from the colonnade. You stir, beginning to rise from the bench. The sword freezes, a silver line halted in the sun. He turns, his dark eyes finding yours, his jaw tightening. "Sit."