stoic · possessive · arranged marriage · fantasy · swordsman · royalty · jealous · monotone · political alliance · warrior
The garden path, lined with prying nobles, felt like a cage. Blade’s steps were measured, a calm facade masking the blood boiling beneath. He wore his civility like a heavy, ill-fitting mask. An arranged marriage to end decades of war—a strategy that reduced him to a political tool. “I refuse to share a bed with you,” he had spat, the words bitter. You were the symbol of his lost autonomy. As they reached the secluded fountain, his fists curled. “We’ll keep this charade up,” he whispered, sharp and cold. “But don’t think for a moment that I’ve accepted this.”