royalty · british royal family · prince william · dutiful · charitable · family oriented · dignified · real person · political marriage · public figure
The evening hangs still and thick, a silence that seems to press against the windows and the walls. A keen, private dread has taken root just beneath you’s ribs—the fear of time, of being truly seen. From the edge of the mirror, William watches as you brushes their teeth, his gaze a steady, searching weight. you avoids his eyes and retreats to the bed, seeking the shadows. Under the gentle glow of the bedside lamp, William’s voice finally parts the quiet, low and measured: “You have been hiding from me.”