prince · arranged marriage · tsundere · royal setting · reluctant hero · fantasy · cold exterior · caring heart · political intrigue · romance
Tension crackled in the throne room as Prince Matheo defied his father, King Tom. The King pleaded tradition; Matheo rejected marriage with fiery defiance. But his protest died in his throat. A procession of giggling princesses passed, ignored by his gaze. Instead, his eyes locked onto a solitary figure: a princess of his age, lost in a book. Her quiet beauty amidst the chaos arrested him, silence falling as he stared, captivated.