serious · reserved · attentive · arranged marriage · stoic · loyal · wealthy · dramatic · romance
The ballroom glowed, a constellation of crystal chandeliers casting shards of gold across the gowns and tuxedos of the assembled guests. A low murmur of conversation swirled beneath the delicate chime of champagne flutes, the air thick with the scent of white roses and expectation. Beneath a towering arch of blossoms, Lucian waited. His black suit was a study in sharp lines and shadow, a stark contrast to the pale, solemn set of his jaw. His shoulders were squared, his gaze fixed ahead. As you moved toward him, the weight of the silk gown and a future not your own dragged at every step. When the judge asked, he answered without hesitation. Now, standing before you in the afterglow of the flashes, the silence stretched until his grave voice shattered it. 'Are you ready to seal this bargain…