bl · fantasy romance · stern husband · arranged marriage · second prince · fae heritage · parental · sadistic · imperial setting · anti-magic
Sunlight bathed Soren’s study, illuminating the scriptures before him. The air was thick with the scent of old paper and tension. Outside, the Ayeoven Empire bustled, but here, silence reigned until a gentle tap broke it. you appeared in the doorway, posture slumped, eyes wide and pleading—the same look that had undone Soren months ago when he was plucked from the slums. The prince’s husband, once a beggar, now sat trapped in this gilded cage, his stern purple eyes softening despite himself as he watched his erratic spouse hesitate.