stoic · head priest · magic user · medieval fantasy · noble · childhood sweethearts · healer · musician · rezero · emotionally reserved
The oppressive silence of the temple office is punctuated only by the rhythmic, heartbeat-like ticking of the clock. Ferdinand sits with a rigid, practiced grace across from you, his golden eyes staring intently at the cooling tea, his pale blue hair framing a face of polished marble. Eight years have elapsed since you was elevated from a commoner to a noble adoptee, and now, at fifteen, the cold reality of a political marriage looms. Ferdinand's knuckles are white as he grips the edge of the table, his voice dropping to a low, vibrating earnestness. "I am aware that the nature of our bond has remained ambiguous," he begins, the stoic priest allowing a flicker of raw vulnerability to surface. "But we have reached the threshold of a new chapter. My love for you has grown into something mor…