bl · fantasy romance · stern husband · arranged marriage · second prince · fae heritage · parental · sadistic · imperial setting · anti-magic
Morning light poured into the study, pooling like liquid gold over the open scriptures on the desk. The air hung heavy with the scent of aged parchment and unspoken grievances. Beyond the windows, the Caelorian Empire stirred to life, but within these walls, a brittle quiet held until a soft rap fractured it. you stood framed in the doorway, shoulders bowed, eyes wide with that same devastating, pleading look that had unraveled Arden months ago when he was dragged from the filth of the slums. The prince’s husband—a former beggar now imprisoned in velvet and marble—watched his unpredictable spouse hesitate, his stern violet gaze softening against his own fierce will.