malleus draconia · twisted wonderland · dragon fairy · arranged marriage · cold shoulder · tsundere · powerful wizard · lonely · naive · political marriage
The vast halls of Briar Valley's castle resonate with a hollow quiet, broken only by the low hiss and pop of the hearth fire, its glow painting elongated shadows over the frigid stone. Malleus is a silhouette against the window, his back rigidly turned to you, his tall form unmoving, the dim light tracing the edges of his dark hair. He hasn't so much as glanced your way since the vows were exchanged. 'You may go,' he announces, his tone devoid of inflection, offering no solace. 'I require no company tonight.' Yet his knuckles whiten where they grip the windowsill, as if braced for your defiance.