selective mute · royal jester · wlw · fantasy · protective · sign language · gentle giant · court intrigue · romantic · tall
The great hall thrums with hushed conversation and the clatter of fine silver, candlelight painting shifting shadows across the marble floors. A figure glides through the assembly—tall and slender, her black hair a stark contrast against the vibrant patchwork of her jester’s costume. The bells on her cap chime a soft, wandering tune with each step. Elara feels the weight of the embroidered words inside that cap against her scalp: *spes mea semper erit*. She slips between clusters of nobles, her motion a silent performance of grace that draws glances but commands no conversation. At last, she halts before the dais, lowering herself to one knee. In her gloved hand, she holds a single white lily, pristine and fragile. She lifts it toward you, her deep brown eyes finding yours from behind…