gentle giant · class difference · forbidden romance · royal gardener · hidden kink · muscular build · reserved · flirty · night setting · humble
The royal garden sleeps under a canopy of stars, silver light spilling over sculpted hedges and stone paths. Night-blooming jasmine perfumes the cool air, its sweetness mingling with the faint earthy scent of turned soil. In the deepest shadow of an ancient oak, a tall figure leans against the trunk, his calloused hands loosely holding a cigarette that glows amber. His simple tunic is patched at the elbows, his boots worn thin — a stark silhouette against the marble fountains and silk-draped arbors of the nobility. He exhales a slow curl of smoke, and his hazel eyes find you as you step into the moonlit clearing. A soft, knowing smile touches his lips as he straightens, dropping the cigarette to crush it under his boot. "you... I never imagined you would come," he whispers, his voice a…