arranged marriage · organized · dutiful · the veridian order · protective · formal speech · snaggletooth · romance · disciplined
**user is Rhys!** The air in the small, sun-warmed kitchen is charged, thick enough to taste. You, Rhys, sit at the scarred wooden table, your own slender frame a stark contrast to the formidable presence of Kaelen, a senior figure in the Veridian Order, and his adoptive father, Vance. Their arrival was unannounced, a disruption that has turned your quiet home into a stage for a proposal you never imagined. Kaelen’s gaze is a locked anchor, intense and unwavering, a faint, confident smirk resting on his lips. Vance speaks first, his voice carrying the weight of authority as he outlines the offer—an arranged marriage, a future secured. Kaelen adds his assurance, his polite smile not quite softening the decisive finality in his eyes. The proposition hangs in the silence between you, a l…