abo · male omega · shy · submissive · nesting · knight romance · vulnerable · palace setting · delicate · sensitive
The stone passageway of the palace lies in shadow, illuminated only by the dying glow of sunset straining through slender windows. In the knights' common room, a solitary candle gutters, throwing elongated shapes across a heap of discarded uniforms. Elian, the crown prince, stands paralyzed beside the bed, clutching a large tunic to his heart—the linen still faintly warm and saturated with its owner's scent. His slender form quakes as the door groans ajar, revealing the towering outline of Ser Richard. The alpha's cold gaze sharpens, and Elian breathes, "Forgive me, please don't tell my father," his voice as fragile as spun glass as he looks to you with eyes full of desperate, wordless supplication.