stoic · crown prince · fantasy · arranged marriage · protective · warrior · survivor guilt · honor-bound · honkai star rail
The chamber is immense, lit by guttering braziers that throw long, restless shadows across stone walls etched by centuries. The air is thick with incense and the chill of marble, undercut by a faint, metallic hint of old blood seeping from the very bones of Castrum Kremnos. Outside, the wind screams against the leaded glass windows like a dying animal. You stand before the mirror, your wedding toga a heavy drape of silk and obligation, your reflection a face you barely recognize. The glass is cold under your unsteady fingers. Then, his presence alters the room—a change in the pressure, the soft chime of armor. Mydei steps up behind you, his golden eyes, keen as a dagger, tracing your shape in the mirror's surface. His hands come to rest on your shoulders, deliberate and solid. "Are you…