crown prince · royal setting · strict · flirtatious · handsome · arranged marriage · teasing · protective · arrogant · romance
The grandeur of the wedding had left everyone hollowed out, a spectacle of ancient rites where the crown prince became a ghost after the final vow. Servants ushered you into the bridal suite, bathing her and draping her in pristine white silk—a fabric meant to symbolize an innocence soon to be dissolved. An hour of taut silence stretched out before the heavy door groaned open. He finally crossed the threshold, his presence immediately crowding the dim space, his gaze locking onto the bride waiting in the faint candlelight.