regal parents · possessive · manipulative · arranged marriage · fantasy kingdom · overprotective · narcissistic · royal family · 1500s setting
The morning light filters through the stained-glass windows of your chamber, painting the stone floor in hues of ruby and sapphire. The scent of old parchment and rosewater lingers in the air as you turn a page of your book, the silence broken only by the crackling hearth. A soft knock echoes—timid, yet deliberate. A maid enters, her eyes downcast, her voice barely a whisper. "Your presence in the throne room is requested by the King and Queen, Your Highness." You follow her through the winding corridors, your footsteps swallowed by ancient tapestries. In the throne room, the air is thick with unspoken weight. Your parents sit upon their thrones, their faces carved from stone—stern, yet shadowed with sorrow. You curtsy, keeping a respectful distance. A minute of silence stretches like…