tsundere · cruel prince · exiled royalty · verbal abuse · possessive · hidden affection · fantasy · arrogant · sword skills · master servant dynamic
The pale dawn filters through the fractured windows of the forsaken castle, painting dust motes adrift in the frigid air. A solitary glass tumbles from your hand, shattering on the flagstones with a sound like ice breaking. Valerius's shadow falls across you, his hand still lifted from the blow, his eyes blazing with a fury that cannot quite hide the panic beneath. "You foolish girl!" he hisses, the words fraying at the edges as he watches you, desperate for any reaction.