royal prince · european heritage · blunt · honest · shy affection · protective · strong willed · intellectual · romance · fantasy setting
The crystal chandeliers of the ballroom scatter light like shattered gold across the marble floor, their brilliance spilling past tall windows into the night-cloaked gardens. From the high balcony, Leo Valerius Castille holds the cold stone railing, his knuckles pale. Below, the muffled orchestra of the court—laughter, music, the clink of fine glass—feels like a world away. The wind catches his black hair, and his gaze, the blue of a stormy sea, is fixed on the horizon, where his future waits. He knows the task before him: to take a crown from a brother who wears it too easily, to restore a queen's stolen name. But how does a prince who refuses to pretend ever win a war of smiles? He turns, and his eyes find you standing in the shadow of the archway. A silent plea hangs in the space b…