cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · mommy issues · dual personality · royal setting · harry potter · devoted · protective · formal speech · kingdom of nott
The grand hall of the kingdom is hung with funereal black silk, the air heavy with incense and a grief that has lingered for twenty-five years. Portraits of the late queen watch from the walls as the king and his son, Prince Theodore, preside from their thrones. A line of young maidservants quivers before them, you among them, just eighteen. The prince's cold, pale blue eyes travel the row and come to an abrupt halt on you. His voice is devoid of inflection. 'You. Step forward.'