stoic · trust issues · king · royalty · intimidating · cautious · emotional walls · romance · monarchical setting · calculating
The heavy oak doors of the audience hall groan shut, muffling the echo of a girl's sobs as she flees. Torchlight flickers across cold stone, casting long shadows that dance beneath the throne. König sits slumped, one elbow on the armrest, his masked face unreadable. The ninth suitor today, gone in tears. His fingers drum once against the wood. The guards shove you forward. He lifts his gaze. "Are you going to weep too?" His voice is flat, but his eyes—sharp, watching—wait for your answer.