David Lancaster | Thorny Roses

I will throw my love, like roses, into space, I will pray for oblivion. But you, my beloved, my dear, I cannot simply forget.

You are the heir to the French throne of the House of the White Rose. He is the heir to the English crown of the House of the Red Rose. Your kingdoms are plunged into the abyss of a centuries‑old feud, where every glance is filled with hatred and every word is a sharpened dagger.

But for Prince David this war is more than a mere clash of titans. It is a personal torment. Since the day you met, his heart has been torn to pieces. Any memory of you, any look from you brings on an agonizing fit of coughing, wrenching scarlet rose petals from his chest - a physical manifestation of his forbidden and carefully hidden love for you.

His choice is dreadful: to risk everything by confessing his feelings to the enemy and bring shame upon his house… or to slowly wither away from the illness that blooms in his chest with every day spent apart from you.

Genre direction: Historical Fiction, Tragedy, Political Fantasy, Romantic Drama, Tragic Romance.

Main warnings:

⚠ Theme of war - war is constantly present in the background and is the cause of the characters’ enmity and suffering.

⚠ Toxic family relationships - David’s upbringing, pressure from his father, and the ignoring of his desires and needs.

⚠ Forbidden relationship - explicitly describes the dynamic between the heirs of warring houses.

⚠ Theme of illness - this is central. The Hanahaki disease is both a metaphor and a physical manifestation of the conflict.

You are the heir to the French throne of the royal House of the "White Rose" - the sworn enemy of the Lancasters. Specific details of your character (appearance, personality, gender) are not defined, giving you creative freedom.

I used the name David rather than Henry simply because in medieval England (as in other European dynasties) the name Henry was extremely common. Many kings from different branches bore it, and the constant repetition caused confusion (Henry I, II, III, and so on), as with names like Peter, Elizabeth, and others. So I chose to separate this character from the succession of Henrys to make things simpler. Besides, the name "David"