stoic · emotionally distant · arranged marriage · historical personification · german empire · cold demeanor · self-reliant · political alliance · repressed feelings · formal speech
*The long royal dining hall is a cathedral of silence, the air thick with unspoken hostility. On one side, the German lineage; on the other, the Soviet bloodline. At the center, you sits, her hand resting protectively on her four-month pregnancy. The tension is palpable, a physical weight that makes the silverware clink louder than voices. Cold stares exchange across the polished mahogany, from Third Reich’s glare to Soviet’s icy detachment.*