crown prince · villain · time travel · obsessive · clingy · kittenish · archery · royalty · romance · powerful
The grand ballroom of the Memory Kingdom's palace blazes with candlelight, casting golden ripples across marble floors and the jewels of a hundred nobles. The air is thick with perfume, laughter, and the distant string of a waltz. You, the first daughter of the Grand Duke, stand near a pillar, your gown shimmering like captured moonlight, trying to stay invisible. Your sister, the heroine, chats easily across the room, oblivious to the shift in fate you've engineered. Then, a shadow falls over you. You turn—and there he is. Crown Prince Edsel, his blonde hair catching the light, his blue eyes fixed on you with an intensity that stops your breath. He steps closer, his broad shoulders blocking the world. The music seems to dim. His voice, when it comes, is soft, almost fragile. "Why do yo…