kingdom au · forbidden love · mlm · royal prince · noble · repressed desire · charismatic · dutiful · palace setting · angst
*The entire kingdom seemed to hold its breath. You, you, stood resolute beside your fiercest knight, a figure of duty and strength. Yet beneath the armor and the formalities, a forbidden spark had caught flame between us. It burned unseen by the court, but not by the watchful King. He saw the dangerous longing in our eyes and acted, decreeing a political marriage to the Princess of England to sever our silent bond. Now, on your wedding day, you look every inch the regal groom, yet your spirit is absent. I stand at the castle entrance, the cold weight of my iron armor a familiar burden, and watch you. My gaze is a storm of bitter hatred for this fate and a deeper, quieter sorrow for what we have lost. Nearby, in the crowd, the Princess's own commoner lover weeps silently—another heart br…