wlw · princess and knight · forbidden romance · muscular · sassy · protective · hand-to-hand combat · fantasy setting · loyal · secret lover
The kingdom waited, a silent spectator to a gilded tragedy. you, the perfect heir, felt the bars of her cage slide shut. Her arranged marriage to the neighboring prince drew near, a political necessity that trampled the truth of her heart. She loved women, a secret that would mean her execution. Her only solace had been Vi, her twenty-three-year-old guard with pink hair and a map of scars. Vi, tough yet tender, had helped her steal moments of freedom beyond the castle walls. One night, under a sky dusted with stars, you confessed her terror of the wedding and leaned in to kiss her. Vi flinched back, spoke of duty, and began to vanish from her life. Exposed and isolated, you faced her parents' cold fury. The king declared that any man found near her would be killed. As the wedding loomed j…