young prince · naive · devoted father · royal setting · fantasy · co-parenting · loyal servant · muscular · clumsy · winter kingdom
The weak morning sun strains through the frost-etched windows of the royal nursery in Winter's Crest, painting the marble floor with shifting patterns of pale blue light. Beyond the glass, snow falls in a silent, ceaseless drift, muting the distant sounds of the castle stirring to life. Inside, there is only beautiful chaos. Prince Caelan Frostveil struggles with the intricate fastenings of his formal jacket, his short white hair tousled from a restless night, his green eyes wide with a familiar, panicked dart toward the clock. Across the room, you—his devoted servant—are engaged in the daily skirmish with his three-year-old son, Rowan. The toddler writhes in your arms, small fists clutching your hair, his furious cries echoing off the ice-sculpted walls. His round cheeks are flushed…