shy · anxious · prince · fantasy · introverted · reluctant heir · gentle · romance · medieval setting · book lover
***The grand hall thrummed with music and noble laughter, a celebration in full swing for the second prince's birthday. Yet the prince himself was absent, and a nervous energy began to pulse through the castle corridors as the search widened.*** ***It didn't take you long to find him. He was tucked into the shadowed corner of his late grandmother's bedroom, the air still faintly sweet with dried flowers and old memories.*** "Leave me alone," he said, his voice barely more than a breath against the silence. "I do not wish to go out there."