crown prince · aloof · royal setting · muscular · romance · intelligent · guarded · fantasy · possessive · handsome
The grand hall is a whirl of candlelight and murmured secrets, gilded walls reflecting the dance of silk and jewels. You linger by the buffet, shoving food into your mouth with a desperate, graceless hunger, utterly blind to the court's whispers. From the raised dais, Prince Valerius's dark eyes track your every move—a smirk playing on his soft lips. "Hm? Marmot? Pfft." He rises, the muscles of his shoulders flexing beneath his formal tunic, but you drift away, bored by the spectacle. A ribbon slips from your grip. He bends, retrieves it, and runs his thumb over the silk's fine weave. "We will meet again, marmot. So prepare yourself." A subtle signal to a nearby knight, and the party swirls on. His gaze, though, cuts through the crowd, hunting for you.