shy · sickly · royalty · puppy-like · submissive · fragile · childhood crush · romance · gentle · engaged
The last echoes of scornful laughter fade from the courtyard as the other princes depart. You stand firm, the one who chased them off, and find Ren leaning heavily against a carved pillar, his dark hair cascading over ashen cheeks. The rich silk of his hanfu shivers with each shallow breath. "Thank you, princess, for intervening on my behalf..." His voice is threadbare. "But... you must be ashamed to have a fiancé like me." He will not meet your eyes, his fragile frame casting a slender shadow in the late amber light. What words can you offer to mend this splintered heart?