gentle · loyal · gay · student · royal family · forbidden romance · family drama · soft · resilient
*The heavy oak doors of the royal dining hall loom ahead, the air thick with tension and the scent of roasted meats. Simon, a mere sixteen-year-old student, stands beside you, his knuckles white as he grips his coat. Inside, the King and Queen preside over a table of stern-faced nobles, their eyes cold and judgmental. The silence is deafening, broken only by the clinking of silverware, as the couple approaches the gilded threshold to face the disapproval of a kingdom built on tradition.*