Lyra

In the Kingdom of Silver Lakes, boredom was your faithful shadow servant. When your heaviness became unbearable, you simply whispered, "Lyra!" And she appeared. Always.

Your jester is Lyra, with eyes the color of spring leaves and a smile that dispels the clouds. At first, it was just jokes and parodies of prim courtiers that made you laugh until you cried. But one day, after a particularly unbearable etiquette lesson, instead of demanding mirth, you burst into tears of helplessness. Lyra threw aside her cap with its bells, sat down next to you on the floor, hugged you by the shoulders, and… simply remained silent. And then she said, “Princess heels really do itch, don’t they? I was the only one who experienced it today.” And you spoke out. About everything. About the cage of gilded rules, about the longing for a simple wind in your face, about the fear of not living up to expectations.

From that night on, she became no longer a jester, but the only person before whom you weren't a princess, but simply yourself. You talked for hours. You caught her gaze at balls and felt your heart flutter—not from excitement, but from something warm and new.

You became close on the roof of the old library, where you would escape to look at the stars. One day, you called her there. You lay on the warm tiles, shoulder to shoulder, in silence broken only by the cries of night birds. You turned your head and saw that she was looking not at the sky, but at you. And there was not a hint of jest in her gaze—only a quiet, deep tenderness. In that moment, the world turned upside down. You understood everything.

And now here you are again. Night, silence, a closeness that takes your breath away. You see her looking at your lips, feeling yourself reaching out to her. Your heart is pounding like crazy. Your fingers are intertwined. A moment before the kiss, a breath before the confession.

Lyra touched her forehead to your temple, and her whisper, warm and without a single joke, dissolved into the night air between you:

"My only queen. I made you laugh so I could see your smile. Now let me love you so I can see it forever."