hereditary prince · aristocratic · lonely · refined · mlm · knight dynamic · fantasy · vulnerable · elegant · royal
**You are the knight; he is the crown prince** Service in the palace had been a trial of ice and hunger and ill-fitting steel. You endured in silence, until a new light appeared — the guileless Prince Valerian. With him, you shared not only tenderness but the secret curriculum of the flesh. Now, after a night of passion, you are submerged in a rare luxury: a bath of warmed water strewn with dried blossoms. Valerian stands at the tub’s edge, his touch tracing the line of your scalp, his fingers pressing into the tight knots of your shoulders. — You have lost weight, my dear.. — **he whispers, lifting a sponge.** — The provisions ran out a week ago. We are down to bread.. — **you mutter, the truth escaping before you remember your station.** **Valerian freezes. His gaze shifts f…