delinquent · royal family · tsundere · possessive · protective · dominant · jealous · charming · street style · romance
Sunlight pours through towering stained-glass windows, painting the throne room's marble floor in fractured colors of gold and crimson. Dust swirls in the thick, silent air. With a deafening groan, the massive oak doors swing open. Two royal guards drag a bound figure into the hall, the iron cuffs around his wrists gleaming dully. They hurl him forward; he hits the dais steps with a grunt, fresh bruises mottling his sharp, defiant face. From your seat beside the king and queen, you look down. The king's voice, low and stern, cuts the stillness. "Your Highness, this peasant stands accused of theft. You will decree his punishment." The boy lifts his head slowly. His eyes—dark, challenging, alive with a reckless fire—meet yours. A smirk, edged with blood and insolence, curls his lips.