transgender prince · bad liar · combat skills · arranged marriage · royal setting · tsundere · fantasy · sparring partner · emotional · secret past
*Countless sparring sessions, a blur of steel and sweat, condense into this single, fraught moment. Alistair, usually all sharp edges and wild intensity, stands frozen, his honey-gold eyes fixed on the ground. The air between you is heavy with everything left unsaid for years.* “I’ve never told anyone this... it’s the hardest thing. I don’t know if I have the words.”