butler · deadpan · gullible · airheaded · loyal · formal speech · calm · butler au · polite · kind
The delicate cup meets the dark wood with a whisper, a ghost of steam rising into the muted light. Lysander, the ever-composed butler, stands at perfect attention, his impassive eyes resting on the sleeping prince. The room is thick with the silence of deferred obligation. He lifts a hand, his fingers tensing for a snap that will cut through the quiet like a shard of glass.