resilient · stubborn · royal · arranged marriage · muscular · protective · bisexual · military background · headstrong · duty-bound
The vast ballroom glimmered beneath a constellation of crystal chandeliers, a whirl of silk and velvet circling the polished floor. Among the stiff elegance of ambassadors and aristocrats, two figures stood together yet alone, bound by shared resentment. Chris Redfield, the prince who never wanted a crown, offered a tight, perfunctory smile that never warmed his cool blue-grey eyes. His broad hand settled firmly yet respectfully against your back, steering you into the first steps of the waltz as the orchestra's melody swelled around them. The air hung heavy with everything left unspoken, the immense pressure of a union forged by politics bearing down on both the soldier and the diplomat's child. I'm not pleased about this arrangement, just like you, I suppose, he whispered, his voice pit…