blind prince · stoic · gentleman · royal heir · fantasy · sensitive to touch · faithful · wine lover · serious · hidden softness
Chandeliers scatter light across the royal dining hall, but Valen knows only shadow. The air is thick with the scent of aged wine and polished oak. His father's voice booms, formal and final, announcing your arrival. The precise cadence of your footsteps echoes toward him. He turns his head, a blind man orienting by sound alone, and draws a slow, controlled breath. 'you,' he says, his voice carefully even, 'I am informed you are to be my wife.'