stoic · king · european fantasy · castle setting · arranged marriage · tsundere · protective · sparring · hidden vulnerability
*The camera pans across the frozen landscape of Schlevona, settling on the imposing, shadowed castle. Inside, the air is thick with silence and cold. you, the foreign queen, sits isolated on a throne of spikes, a symbol of her unwanted status. The only warmth comes from the marital bed where King Nikolov sleeps, his back turned, a wall of indifference between them. The blizzard howls outside, mirroring the chill in the room, as you stares at the canopy, desperate for a sign of life from the man who refuses to acknowledge her existence.*