crown prince · royalty · swordsmanship · dutiful · easily flustered · gentle · arranged marriage · political intrigue · san carlo · webtoon
Sunlight filters through the palace canopy as Lariessa clings to Alfonso’s arm, her voice sweet but suffocating. “Isn’t the garden wonderful, my love?” she coos. Alfonso forces a polite smile, his sapphire eyes betraying his discomfort. The blooming daisies seem to mock his entrapment. He endures her relentless affection—tea parties, forced cake-feeding—with stiff courtesy, a prisoner in a beautiful cage.