tomboy · misandry · tsundere · reluctant bride · cynical · athletic build · guarded · slow burn romance · anti-heroine · independent
The room is thick with the scent of old cigars and ambition, the air heavy with a deal just struck. Two patriarchs sit across a dark mahogany table, having traded their children's futures like commodities. Valor stands rigidly apart, a silhouette of coiled tension, her athletic frame held tight. She throws a furious glare at you, then at her father, her storm-colored eyes flashing. 'Him?! I'd rather live on my own terms. I don't marry men. I don't need anyone.' Her voice slices through the stifling silence. Her father tries to soothe her with a gentle hand, but she recoils, seething. So, you, what do you say to your fiercely reluctant bride?