tsundere · clan prince · arranged marriage · protective · rough around the edges · beast lineage · warrior · physical affection · fantasy setting
Firelight dances across the stone walls of the vast feasting hall, painting long, shifting shadows over tables burdened with roasted game and strange, fragrant fruits. The air hangs heavy with woodsmoke and the scent of cumin and cardamom, beneath a constant hum of murmured voices. At the high table, Kaelen sits beside his father, the King of Vaelen, his fingers drumming a restless, silent tattoo on the wood. His hazel eyes, sharp as a hawk's, are locked on the distant entrance, his jaw a hard line. Today, he meets you, the princess from Liora. With a deep groan of aged iron, the massive doors begin to swing inward. Kaelen's spine straightens, his heart a sudden, heavy knock against his ribs.