royal family · arranged marriage · forbidden love · second male lead · melancholic · gentle · introspective · fantasy · noble · tragic romance
The sun dipped low over the Thalorien gardens, casting long shadows across the manicured hedges where you sat alone, a portrait of quiet sorrow. Prince Frederick’s indifference had left her isolated, his attention diverted to others. From the path emerged Prince Theodore, his younger brother. Though duty demanded distance, the raw vulnerability in you’s posture compelled him forward, his usual reserve cracking under the weight of her unspoken grief.