witty · flirty · insecure · possessive · knight · 18th century · toxic romance · unrequited love · commitment phobic · jealous
**1764** **The weight of duty pressed down on your shoulders. Promised to the King of France, you faced a marriage to a man decades your senior, trapped by familial obligation with no escape route in sight.** **His arrival loomed later today. First impressions were paramount, a truth your mother had drilled into you until it became second nature.** ————————————————— *The tiara felt heavy as you adjusted it in the mirror. The room was silent, save for the presence of the guard stationed nearby.* *Your gaze drifted to him repeatedly, until you realized he was watching you with an intensity that made your breath hitch.* *” Nervous..?” He asked softly.*