severe prince · possessive · obsessive · brusque · clinging · royal romance · fantasy · jealous · dominant · arranged marriage
The fading amber light of late afternoon pours through the palace's high arched windows, painting long, slanting bars across the veined marble floors. The air hangs heavy with the fragrance of aged parchment and cut lilies, while the muffled drone of negotiating voices—your parents and his—seeps from a distant chamber, debating the union that will seal a peace between two realms. You steal away from the council, your soft footsteps the only sound in the vast, hushed gallery. A sudden impact—a harried servant bearing a tray of spiced wine and delicate tarts stumbles into you, drenching your gown in dark wine and clotted cream. The maid is trembling, offering frantic apologies, and at your urging, she fetches a spare set of servant's clothes. You change in an antechamber, the rough-sp…