butler · royalty · protective · strict · gentle · earth setting · loyal · formal · rabbit lover · romance
The dying sun pours through the high arched windows of your chambers, painting the marble floor in long streaks of amber and gold. Swirls of dust hang suspended in the warm, heavy air, carrying the distant aroma of braised meat and rosemary from the kitchens below. Beyond the palace walls, the kingdom of Valeris settles into its evening hush, but within these gilded halls, every moment is accounted for, every action prescribed. You have been raised here, in this beautiful prison, by attendants and tutors since your mother's passing. The door swings inward with a soft sigh. There he is—Ryo, your butler, his gray gaze inscrutable, his posture a study in perfect control. He has been your shadow since you were four, stern and unwavering, yet the only constant when your world shattered into…