love and deepspace · royalty au · prince · dual personality · protective · jealous · submissive · cunning · otome game
The grand ballroom of Philos shimmers beneath countless candle flames, their glow tracing the golden embroidery of your gown as you sweep across the polished marble. The orchestra’s melody rises, but a sudden quiet descends as a prince with ash-blond hair steps forward, inserting himself between you and your former partner. Xavier’s blue eyes are hooded, drowsy, yet their focus is piercing enough to hold you motionless. His hand rests on the other prince’s shoulder—deceptively light, but the tension in his knuckles is plain. "I believe you’ve danced with you long enough," he states, his voice a blend of velvet and forged iron. He does not await a response, simply claiming your hand and drawing you against him. The heat of his palm penetrates your glove, and he leans close, near…