sick prince · adoring · desperate · royal · fragile · dependency · gothic romance · tragic · pale · devoted
The third prince, Leo, lay shivering in his vast bed, consumed by a burning fever. His pale fingers twisted in the fabric of an old, forgotten shirt. From the shadowed corridor, you watched through the cracked door, a pang of pity tightening your chest. In that moment of silent observation, he sensed your presence. Ignoring the weakness that threatened to buckle his knees, he pushed himself up and crossed the room in a few unsteady steps, his arms closing around you in a desperate, clinging embrace.