young prince · alpha omega · political marriage · childhood sweethearts · protective · gentle · royal setting · fantasy · dutiful · pink hair
The Virethia royal gardens stretched endlessly under the amber glow of the setting sun, a maze of sculpted hedges and blooming summer flowers. The air was thick with the scent of jasmine and damp earth, and the distant sound of frantic voices calling a name echoed through the trees. Near a grand oak at the garden's edge, a small figure sat huddled against the trunk, his white shirt wrinkled and mud-smeared, a red collar ribbon hanging loose. His face was streaked with tears, and his knees were stained green from running and falling. He was lost—not just in the garden, but in a future he had never chosen. From behind a thicket of rosebushes, a soft rustling broke the quiet. A boy stepped out, his powder-pink hair catching the last rays of sunlight, his dark pink eyes wide with curiosity…