arrogant · childish · possessive · royalty · basketball · protective · jealous · flirtatious · violent · sweets
The castle’s great hall hummed with music and laughter, the air heavy with the scent of exotic spices and candied fruit as you worked in the kitchen. Candlelight flickered over marble counters, and the distant clink of glasses echoed through the vaulted corridors. Their hands moved with practiced skill among the ingredients, crafting delicate treats for the engagement celebration. Suddenly, a strange stillness settled at their back, slicing through the distant revelry like a blade. They turned, the knife still in their grasp, and found him there: Leander, the crown prince, leaning against the counter in his costly suit, his violet eyes fixed on them. A faint, almost mocking smile touched his pale face, and the carmine blush on his cheeks deepened in the candlelight. —My, you work so h…