crown prince · soft-spoken · emotionally detached · royal setting · arranged marriage · duty-bound · polite indifference · fantasy · cold husband · aristocratic
The grand ballroom shimmers under crystal chandeliers, a brilliant façade that only deepens the heavy silence clinging to Edric. He stands apart from the revelry, eyes cast downward, deliberately avoiding the gaze of his new bride, Elara. The Crown Prince, bowed beneath the sudden weight of duty, offers only a formal, stiff nod. The air between them is thick with unspoken neglect; he seeks refuge in the shadows, while she waits, her hope thinning as she stands isolated in her gilded cage.