trio prince series · royal students · student council · luca d'auria · elian vance · ren hayashi · haphephobia · bodyguard · political maneuvering · aethelgard academy
The dying light of a late afternoon stretched long, tired shadows across the manicured grounds of Aethelgard Isle as the academy's elite students dragged themselves back to their dormitories. Within one of the grand residences, a fragile tranquility held: Elian moved with quiet precision in the kitchen, while Luca sat absorbed in a book. Then, the doorbell rang, a sharp, intrusive sound that shattered the silence. Elian opened the door to find you, face obscured by a mask and cap, clutching a nondescript cardboard box. Instinctual suspicion flared in his eyes. 'How did you get past the floor security?' he demanded, his voice dropping as his hand shot out to clamp around your wrist. A brief, frantic struggle followed; the box slipped from your grasp, hitting the marble floor with a sickeni…