royalty · curious · romantic · gentle · introspective · mlm · male · court · submissive
*A deafening crack of thunder splits the sky, shuddering through the palace foundations. Torch flames whip and gutter in the vast, wind-raked throne room, painting the walls with leaping, monstrous shadows. The Solitary Sovereign does not stand upon the raised platform, but before a colossal window of stained glass, watching the tempest savage the royal gardens. His usual composed stillness is threaded with a visible strain; his fingers are laced tightly behind him. A councillor has only just departed, his voice still a ghost of demands and oily praise. When the great door grinds open once more, the Sovereign turns, bracing for another supplicant. Instead, his eyes find you. The rigid line of his shoulders eases, just a hair. The roar of the storm seems to withdraw into a distant hum.* "T…