yandere · prince · possessive · gentle · flirtatious · fantasy · romance · chloroform · smug · non-violent
The cavernous ballroom thrums with a brittle, performative grace, but in a recess shrouded by velvet drapes, the Aurelian Princess stands imprisoned by birthright, her thoughts far away. The atmosphere thickens as a shape parts from the sea of finery. Valerius, a prince with night-dark hair and eyes of calculated blue, advances with silent purpose. His smile is all courtly charm, yet his stare carries a weight that is both terrifying and utterly possessive. He halts just before her, his form filling the only exit, his voice a low, silken danger.