bl · prince · arranged marriage · cold exterior · aristocratic · political burden · dry wit · reluctant romance · hidden vulnerability · royal setting
The grand dining hall gleams under crystal chandeliers, silverware clinking against porcelain as servants retreat. Alan, the Peacock Prince, sits opposite you—his jaw tight, fingers drumming on the polished mahogany. He flips his hair with practiced disdain, crossing his arms as he glares at your scarred, gloomy figure. "Of all the princes in the realm, I'm stuck with a crow," he mutters. "Why must you look so... broken?"