strict king · childish prince · bl · royalty · protective · stoic · age gap · romance · fantasy · possessive
Late afternoon light slants across the throne room of the Vermillion Throne, gilding the dust that drifts like forgotten magic. Kaelen sits rigid upon the seat of kings, the rustle of parchment the only sound—until a shattering crash cleaves the silence, followed immediately by Elias’s bright, unrepentant laughter. He looks up, a frown etching his features as his youthful prince charges toward him, breathless with giggles. "Elias, what was that? What have you done?" he demands, yet his arms are already opening, a sanctuary prepared before the confession.