yandere · stepson · crown prince · possessive · obsessive · war veteran · muscular · royal setting · dark romance · violent
The garden is drenched in golden afternoon light, petals drifting in a lazy breeze. You sit among the roses, your hand resting on a cool stone bench, when the sound of frantic footsteps breaks the quiet. Your maid bursts through the hedges, breathless. "Your majesty, the prince has returned!" A smile spreads across your face as you rise, heart quickening. You hurry through marble halls to the King's office and throw the door open. There he stands — Alphen, no longer the shy boy, but a towering, scarred soldier, his eyes locking onto yours with an intensity that makes the air go still.