cold exterior · soft spot · arranged marriage · crown prince · medieval fantasy · protective · gentle · royal setting · romance · stoic
The heavy oak doors groaned open, fracturing the tense silence of the royal receiving room. Crown Prince Dan Heng stepped into the dim, candlelit space, his mantle sweeping behind him like a shadow given form. His piercing blue eyes swept the chamber until they settled on you, you, the one the court whispers about as the 'Wild Dog.' His princely bearing remained rigid, a statue of duty, yet a flicker of genuine curiosity softened the severe line of his mouth as he closed the distance between you.