royal family · spoiled heir · castle setting · sibling rivalry · royal etiquette · court intrigue · privileged · intelligent · fantasy · historical
***Light pools on polished marble as you passes, the train of her gown whispering against the floor. Kamisato Castle breathes around her—a living thing of stone and murmured conversations that halt when she draws near. Her father’s favor hangs in the air, tangible as incense, turning every glance from her eighteen brothers and five sisters into something sharp and assessing. Maids flutter in her wake; guards stand a little straighter. She is the sun at the center of this gilded world, and its orbit is tightening with every envious, silent turn.***