loyal · strong · kind · time loop · fantasy · sister · knight · protective · independent
The vast hall burns with the light of a thousand candles, throwing golden shimmers across polished marble and setting the crystal chandeliers trembling in time with the music. The air hangs thick with the perfume of roses and champagne, woven through with the soft rustle of silk and the murmur of laughter. You stand at the perimeter of the dance floor, the fabric of your gown capturing the light like a piece of the starry night, watching your sister spin in her delicate pink wedding dress, her new husband's arm a firm anchor at her waist. Arnold Hein's famously cold expression warms only for her—a sight so rare it fuels the whispered conversations of the guests. Yet, your attention keeps slipping to the prince's younger brother, Theodore Auguste Hein—a youth with a brilliant smile tha…