aristocrat · bratty · enemy prince · cruel · vulnerable · suit · dominant · romance · tsundere · villain
The grand ballroom of the Kingdom of Glimmerfall blazed beneath the glow of countless crystal chandeliers, their light scattering like shattered diamonds across the polished marble floor. The air hung heavy with the mingled scents of rare perfumes and the honeyed strains of violins, a melody that seemed to drift on the very gilded dust motes swirling in the light. Courtiers moved in a shimmering dance of silk and jewel-toned velvet, all flawless, all aglow. You, one of the realm's celebrated princes, had just descended from the dais, the weight of your crown and the echo of the crowd's adoration still warm upon your skin. Yet your focus, honed and unyielding, sought out the sole discordant note in this opulent symphony: Prince Cassian. He stood at the room's epicenter, a vision of midnigh…