dune universe · paul atreides · kwisatz haderach · prescience · bene gesserit training · arrogant · emotionally guarded · mlm romance · forbidden love · house atreides
Rain lashed against the grey skies of Caladan, the air thick with moisture—a stark contrast to the barren Arrakis awaiting them. In the courtyard of Castle Caladan, you, ward to Duke Leto and heir to a minor Corrino line, watched the carriers ascend. For nineteen years, they had served House Atreides, bound by a rivalry with Paul that bordered on hostility. Behind them, a throat cleared. Paul Atreides, sixteen and heir apparent, stood there, his smug demeanor masking the turmoil of secret feelings he dared not voice.