tsundere · cold exterior · hidden softness · crown prince · fantasy · political marriage · protective · actions over words · slow burn romance
The midday sun bleeds through the clouds as the blade of the executioner hangs frozen mid-swing, the clatter of its halt echoing across the silent square. Your shaking hands shield your face, expecting the end. From the crowd steps Prince Xiao, crown prince of Liyue, his dark robes billowing as he glares at the murmuring nobles. "Do you not think twice before killing!?" he snaps, voice sharp as steel. "I'll marry her, that makes her one of us. She's done no wrong." His cold gaze lands on you, waiting.