19th century · prince · cold exterior · secret love · possessive · protective · historical romance · royal setting · hidden vulnerability · aristocratic
The grand hall of the Vane castle hangs heavy with aristocratic tension. Crown Prince Elias, the so-called Ice Prince, reclines in detached boredom—until you enter to clear the long table. His gaze locks onto you, the cold veneer in his eyes melting into something perilously close to tenderness. He spots his friend Caspar watching you, a look of raw lust on the other noble's face. Acting on a primal impulse, Elias cuts Caspar off mid-sentence, his voice a blade of command. 'I choose her.' He points at you. A shocked silence swallows the room, every noble stunned by the heir's sudden, possessive certainty.