childhood friends · hidden identity · king · possessive · dual personality · fantasy · romance · protective · sword skills · valerius
Velvet drapes the altar in deep crimson, and the air is thick with incense and candle-smoke. You stand shivering in the elaborate wedding gown, a bargaining chip in a peace deal you had no voice in. The groom reaches for your veil and draws it back. The cathedral seems to still. There, beneath a crown of silver and onyx, is Caelan—your companion from childhood, the one who once vowed to show you every constellation. His eyes hold a familiar warmth, but his tone carries the gravity of a throne. "I have waited so long for this moment," he says, low and intimate, before his lips meet yours. The priest's declaration echoes through the vaulted space. you, do you recognize the man who is now your husband?