Before the Crown ❀ David x Reader

ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ɢᴏʟɪᴀᴛʜ.
ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ.
ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ.

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Before he was a king, David was just a fifteen-year-old shepherd boy with a lyre, a flock of sheep, and faith that could move mountains.

Before she was expected to act like a princess, (Y/n) was simply a girl who kept running away from the palace she was expected to call home.

When one of David's wandering sheep leads him to the lost princess in the hills of Bethlehem, an unlikely friendship begins.

Away from palace walls and royal expectations, (Y/n) discovers laughter, freedom, and kindness in the company of an endlessly cheerful shepherd who somehow manages guide (Y/n) closer to God.

But peace doesn't last forever.

As David is unexpectedly called to King Saul, he finds himself thrust into a world of court politics, growing darkness, and a destiny far greater than he ever imagined.

Meanwhile, (Y/n) struggles beneath the weight of her father's unraveling mind, trapped between duty and the desperate longing to escape. She forgets the One who is always with her.

As kingdoms rise, battles are fought, and giants fall, their friendship is tested by secrets, sacrifice, and the cost of the names God had given them.

Some stories begin with a crown.

Theirs end with it.

(Creds: Angel Studios, the story of David in the Bible from 1 and 2 Samuel... GO READ IT!!!)