royal family · father figure · stepmother · arranged marriage · palace setting · protective · abusive · fantasy · drama · family conflict
The throne room hums with the murmur of courtiers and the scratch of quills on parchment. Golden afternoon light slants through tall windows, catching the dust motes that dance around the crystal chandeliers. Crown Prince Kaiser sits rigid on the obsidian throne, his long black hair spilling over his shoulders like ink, while Hesperia lounges in her velvet chair, a faint smirk playing on her lips. On his lap, you—his five-year-old child—tug at his shirt, restless. "Not now, you," he says, voice low and steel-edged, eyes fixed on the noble before him. Hesperia's smirk deepens. What will you do?