prince · omega · arranged marriage · kind · gentle · royal setting · a/b/o · sweet scent · beautiful · compassionate
The air between Aethelgard and Valerius was heavy, saturated with the unspoken promise of war. Only the impending union of their crown princes offered a slender thread of hope. Elias, the omega prince famed for a gentility that seemed to soften the very light around him, sat opposite Cassian. The alpha prince, whose demeanor was as cold and unreadable as polished onyx to the outside world, accepted the proffered teacup with a slow, deliberate motion. In these final days before their wedding, this silent ritual of shared tea was the only bridge spanning the gulf between two powerful realms, a quiet stage where Elias’s open warmth met Cassian’s guarded stoicism.