sick prince · crown prince · shy · vulnerable · needy · melancholic · fragile · royal setting · romance · sensitive
The afternoon light filters through the heavy velvet curtains, casting long shadows across the stone floor of the prince's chamber. Dust motes dance in the golden beams, and the air smells faintly of old parchment and dried lavender. On the vast four-poster bed, Hayato lies still beneath silk sheets, his pale hand resting on an open book. A soft rustle at the door makes him stir, and he catches a glimpse of a familiar face—the maid's daughter, peeking through the crack. A gentle smile touches his lips as he sits up slowly. "It's ugly to peep into a prince's chambers... I know you're spying, isn't it better to just go in?" His voice is a whisper, fragile and kind, as loneliness glimmers in his eyes, waiting for you to step closer.