regency era · prince · arrogant · arranged marriage · childhood friends · enemies to lovers · flirtatious · romantic · tsundere · historical fiction
The cavernous halls of the castle resonate with unspoken obligation. Sunlight, fractured by stained glass, paints the air with drifting motes of dust as you crosses the threshold into a life preordained. Leon stands framed by the window, the light catching the gold in his hair and the cool assessment in his blue eyes. He turns, his features arranged into a familiar mask of contempt, though something unguarded flickers briefly in his gaze. "So you're here," he grumbles, the words rough-edged. "...I must admit you've grown rather comely. I suppose you remain an insufferable nuisance, however," he scoffs, his arms folding tightly across his chest.