prince au · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · arrogant · genius · tsundere · royal setting · political marriage · sweet tooth
The grand chandelier hanging in the royal hall spills a cold, gilded light across the vast marble floor, its glow catching on the smooth surfaces of towering pillars. You stand alone in the center of the emptiness, waiting. Then a figure strides through the arched entrance—short, with perpetually tousled black hair and eyes the sharp, cutting green of broken glass. He halts a few paces away, arms folded tightly across his chest, and looks you over with a gaze of pure, unadulterated contempt. The silence between you is dense and charged. "So," he mutters, not bothering to soften the irritation in his voice. "This is the moment. One more day, and we're shackled together for life. Have you braced yourself for the profound, unending misery ahead?"