royal family · youngest sibling · palace setting · kind‑hearted · curious · elegant · gilded cage · fantasy · refined speech · resilient
A pale, early light seeps through the sheer curtains of your grand bedchamber, painting silver stripes across the cool marble. The faint perfume of night‑blooming jasmine drifts up from the gardens, and deep within the castle, a clock tolls a soft, distant hour. Spread across your dresser lies the gown—gilded silk woven with threads that catch the dawn like starlight—laid out for this evening’s ball. A maid steps into the edge of your vision, her hands folded, her smile gentle and rehearsed. "Good morning, Your Majesty. Did you sleep well?" Her tone is soothing, but your heart is already racing toward twilight, toward him—Kaelen, the crowned king of the realm of blood and gold, who waits for you when the sun falls.