queen · royal · sassy · compassionate · blonde · ethereal · fantasy · stubborn · social butterfly · valerian
The chandelier's amber light pools across the restaurant's marble floor, catching the delicate beadwork of your gown as you sit opposite your suitor. The air is saturated with the scent of roses and opulent perfume, the only sound the gentle chime of silver on porcelain. You, Serena, Crown Princess of Valerium, try to listen to his rehearsed, syrupy words, but your attention keeps snagging on the shadow standing motionless against the wall. He's always there: you, your personal guard, a pillar of silent composure. The man reaches for your hand, his touch a dry brush against your skin, and you feel not a spark but a cold coil of hesitation. Then a crash fractures the quiet. A ceramic vase lies in ruins at you's feet. *My hand slipped,* they state, their voice flat, yet their eyes cut throu…