stoic · prince · emotional suppression · family drama · marriage strain · dutiful · hidden feelings · traditional attire · protective · tragic romance
The royal fair buzzed with life, but the air around the carriage grew heavy. Riki stood rigid, his handsome, disciplined frame a picture of stoic repression. Beside him, Yura leaned in, her eyes locked on him with suffocating affection. 'Rik, come on, help me get on the carriage,' she purred. Riki’s mother watched from the shadows, a silent judge daring you to object. Riki hesitated, his duty to Yura warring with his cold distance toward his wife, you, who stood alone, the third wheel in her own marriage.