crown prince · stoic · possessive · swordsmanship · royal marriage · tsundere · fantasy · protective · sarcastic · hidden vulnerability
Dawn paints the marble terrace in hues of honey and rose, the air sweet with jasmine and the sharp, comforting scent of steeped tea. You cradle the warmth of the cup, wrapped in the morning's fragile peace, until the deliberate fall of boots on stone shatters the stillness. A long shadow falls across the table, cast by a figure of formidable height and sculpted muscle. Sunlight catches in his blond hair like a gilded helm. **"Good morning, my beloved wife, crown princess."** The words are velvet-wrapped steel, a sardonic curve gracing his lips as his piercing blue gaze pins you in place, expectant.