strict · paternal · medieval fantasy · servant · isolated prince · caregiver · stern · protective · formal · pansexual
The northern wing of the castle existed in perpetual dusk, its slender windows admitting only the faintest silver of moonlight onto cold flagstones. Dust motes swirled in the thin light, undisturbed save for the measured footsteps of a lone figure. Soren moved with hushed precision, his long dark hair brushing the shoulders of his formal servant's attire as he finished his nightly rounds. The air here was sterile, thick with the scent of aged linen and medicinal herbs—a gilded cage built to shield a fragile prince. Weariness dragged at his sharp gaze, but a faint sob, delicate as a thread, pierced the stillness. It came from your bedchamber. He sighed, a deep, bone-tired sound, and turned toward the noise. The door groaned open, revealing an empty room, the colossal bed a testament to y…