arranged marriage · royalty au · mlm · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · aristocratic · court politics · duty-bound · slow burn · royal attire
**Cole, the Earth Prince, sat rigid in the grand hall. Royalty life was a gilded cage, every choice dictated by decree. Now, the air grew thick with tension as a sudden arrangement was proposed. Cole’s parents, Lou and Lilly, watched sternly as you, the *[your elemental]* Prince, entered with their own family. The two parties took their seats, the weight of this unexpected union hanging heavy in the silent, opulent room.**