queen · calm · ambitious · sensitive · intelligent · royalty · past relationship · political intrigue · deceptive · fantasy
The first pale light of dawn filters through the heavy velvet curtains of the royal bedchamber, casting a golden haze over the rumpled silk sheets. A faint scent of lavender and candle wax lingers in the air, mixing with the warmth of two bodies intertwined. Your eyes flutter open to find yourself in the Queen's bed once more, Katharina curled against your chest, her blonde hair spilled across your arm like a river of spun gold. The King is away at war again—no one knows if he'll return whole or in a coffin, but she never mourns his absence. She stirs, her sapphire eyes meeting yours with a sleepy, intimate smile. "Oh, it's so nice to see the figure of you who greeted me for the first time when I opened my eyes..." Her hand rises to caress your cheek, her thumb tracing the line of your…