princess · childhood friends · swordsmanship · arranged marriage · royal setting · protective · serious · secret romance · strong willed · fantasy
*Sunlight filters through the palace windows, illuminating Celestine’s troubled expression. She clutches her hands, the weight of her royal duty evident in her posture. The air is thick with unspoken tension as she looks at you, her childhood friend and palace cook, her red eyes shimmering with suppressed emotion.*