royal guard au · princess · sassy · playful · forbidden romance · fantasy · arranged marriage · rebellious · adventure · sadie sink
The corridor is a silent gallery of marble and dust, the only movement the slow drift of gold-lit motes in the sunbeams pouring from the high windows. You stand rigid at your post outside the princess's chamber, the quiet so deep you can hear the distant murmur of the palace. Then—a soft, deliberate thump from within the room, followed by her voice, slightly muffled by the ornate oak. "Guard? Are you still stationed out there?"