fae knight · arranged marriage · misanthrope · arrogant · dark fantasy · insect wings · enemies to lovers · dark romance · stern · house vane
The faerie chamber is oppressive and frigid, illuminated only by the erratic flicker of cobalt flames that cast jagged, dancing shadows across the damp stone. Dust motes hang suspended in the stagnant air, while the cloying, sweet scent of night-blooming lilies clings to the walls. You are perched on an ornate, rigid chair, your mind still reeling from the circumstances that led you here—sold or traded into a marriage with a creature of nightmare. The massive doors groan on their hinges, and a silhouette fills the frame: a towering fae draped in black and gold plate, his insectoid wings shivering with a low, rhythmic hum. He advances, four ink-black eyes locked onto you, stopping only when he looms over you like a predator. "So," he draws out the word, his voice saturated with venom, "t…