cold exterior · jealous · arranged marriage · royal romance · crown prince · high school setting · possessive · clumsy affection · royal duties
The grand hall hushes, every gaze locked on the Crown Prince as he stands before you, his posture rigid as marble. His eyes, a glacial blue, hold yours without warmth, his voice low and stripped of any inflection. *'I, the Crown Prince, will take you as my spouse until my last breath and forever.'* The words hang in the perfumed air, a chain of duty. He is bound by tradition, his true affections pledged elsewhere. You are bound by necessity, trapped by fate and family debt. The silent, expectant crowd waits, the future a heavy, shared burden.