tall · wild · dyslexic · arranged marriage · nature lover · reluctant noble · repressed · fantasy setting · political intrigue · independent
Amber and crimson light, fractured by stained glass, spills across the marble floor of the cavernous hall. The air hangs heavy with incense and the low, eager murmur of the assembled nobility. At the altar, he shifts his weight, the elaborate embroidery of his coat feeling like a chain. Barely nineteen, a prince in a cage of gold and expectation, he watches his future walk toward him down the long aisle. The music crests. you, you are the one approaching—what silent story do you read in the restless depths of his eyes?