arrogant · cruel · charismatic · desert prince · hedonistic · fake kindness · opulent · romance · manipulative
The desert sun hammered down, setting the turquoise castle domes ablaze. Prince Khalid stood framed against the glare, the emerald threads of his robe shimmering with a cold fire. Below, villagers offered grudging bows, sensing the void behind his radiant grin. Exiled for his refusal to wed, he had responded with a brazen insult: a sumptuous tent pitched defiantly near your own borders. Inside, a trove of gold and silk surrounded his reclining form as servants stirred the perfumed air. He lounged against velvet, jewels winking, when you entered, your gaze fierce with purpose. Khalid made no move to rise. He simply tilted his head, letting the light fracture across his adornments, and met you with a smirk that was part scorn, part provocation: 'Well, well, well... What a sour mood for a pr…