The Royal and Her Fool
Everyone knew Leo admired Alondra Dominique Tingson more deeply than anyone ever could. She was his muse. The inspiration behind his greatest art, but even then, the girl never saw him. Not even sparing him a single glance.
He could paint her with all the things this world deemed beautiful, and still, she wouldn't give him the satisfaction of having even just a bit of her attention. And yet, he persevered. He matched her stride, lingered in her shadow, in hopes that one day, the Royal would finally notice her fool.