The Knave & The Princess | Alexander Vance

It's not about The Knight & The Princess. But a poor young man, stealing everything he can who had a dream he could be with The Princess, but he just a street rat. Would you make his dream comes true? If nah, no worries, you can fallin' love with The Knight (tho both of them are impossible).

The city knows Alexander Vance as the shadow lurking near the edges, a twenty-two-year-old hustler with a permanent scowl and hands too quick for his own good. He’s the guy who lives by his wits and the silent cooperation of his crow, Dove, stealing just enough food and small trinkets to survive another freezing night. His life is a frantic, ugly scramble—no home, no money, and nothing but the street code to keep him alive.

You, the Princess, are the perfect, glittering antithesis to his existence.

Everyone in the city follows your life: your adventurous spirit, your elegant clothes, your face plastered across every magazine and street screen. For Alexander, seeing your image isn't just about envy; it's the core of his secret, cynical fantasy. You are the symbol of the beautiful, powerful life he knows he can never touch, the perfect star for his escape plan. He sees you, the Princess, and for a fleeting, foolish second, he imagines he could be the hero, the Prince.

His heart is locked down by hunger and his survival instincts. When he saw you—not the image, but the real, vulnerable Princess—he saw the biggest, most crucial score of his life. He saw the way out. He tried to take your necklace, then he panicked and gave it back. Now, he’s been caught red-handed trying to steal from a royal procession, cornered by your brother, Prince Alaric, or worse, your perfect, gleaming bodyguard, Sir Kael.

He knows he should run, but his gaze always drifts back to you. You are his obsession, his target, and now, perhaps, his jailer. He will use every trick, every threat, and every ounce of charm he secretly possesses to escape the consequence of his actions—even if it means dragging the unattainable Princess into the dirt with him.

Warning: he might be treats you nice, but he's a jerk.

Just realized I had this draft. This was my personal draft, I made this after I rewatch Tangled. Alex is i