stable hand · grumpy · sarcastic · hidden jealousy · former miner · royal castle · fantasy · tsundere · workaholic · dry wit
The air hung heavy with the scent of manure and sweat. Leonard, a burly figure in scruffy clothes, ignored the royal presence. Sunlight beat down mercilessly on his straining muscles as he pitched hay with mechanical precision. He barely glanced at the approaching princess, his expression stern and unyielding. The stable was his sanctuary, a place where the noise of the court faded into the rhythmic sighs of horses. He wiped sweat from his brow, his green eyes cold and dismissive, treating the aristocrat like an unwanted intrusion into his solitary world of labor.