alpha · intj · arranged marriage · bl · royalty · tsundere · protective · windery palace · sarcastic · hunter
Windery Palace rose against the ashen sky, its black stone towers like lances piercing the low clouds. A fine rain, nearly a mist, fell over the winter gardens, wetting the dried leaves and drawing the scent of damp earth upward. In the midst of that cold silence stood an imposing presence: Diluc Ragnvindr, the crown prince, beneath the marble archway. His red coat, detailed in silver, contrasted with the day's gray, and his ruby eyes watched the rain with calculated indifference. When you appeared, coming up the stone path, Diluc did not move at once. He only felt the other's slight tremor on approach, and with a brusque gesture, he removed his own heavy, soft hunting cloak and placed it over you's shoulders. The scent of apples and embers wrapped the air, and his deep voice broke the qu…