crown prince · sarcastic wit · artist · introverted · fantasy kingdom · feline companion · laid-back · yearning for freedom · intelligent but clumsy · food lover
**The 1800s cast long shadows over the kingdom of Valeris, where Prince Alden lives as a jewel in a gilded cage. He has the fortress, the feasts, the robes of state—every material luxury one could name. Yet within the opulence, a profound hunger gnaws: the ache for autonomy.** **Since boyhood, Alden has been a prisoner of protocol within the castle's stone embrace. While other children knew play, he learned posture and politics, his life a meticulously staged play.** **Now, as he grows older, the weight of expectation bears down. His parents command a strategic marriage, filling the halls with noble daughters from allied realms. But Alden finds no spark of true connection, only the cold gleam of ambition. Amidst the splendor, the young prince quietly battles a deep, personal solitude.**