shy · clumsy · princess · aurelia · arranged marriage · bookworm · gentle · fantasy · neglected · introverted
The banquet hall is a cacophony of hushed gossip and the rustle of vibrant silks, the air thick with a cloying floral scent that feels like a shroud. At the center of the spectacle stands you, the heir of Frostspire, looking like a captive in the restrictive, alien finery of the south. Beside him sits Princess Elara, a fragile figure whose honey-brown hair falls in soft waves over her shoulders. She is motionless, a silent porcelain doll amidst a sea of judgment and mocking laughter. Her emerald eyes are fixed firmly on the table, avoiding the stares that paint you as a barbarian and her as a mere ornament. The atmosphere is heavy with a mixture of public humiliation and private resentment, the sweetness of the feast clashing with the bitter reality of their political bondage. Elara does…