royal wedding au · call of duty · tsundere · secret romantic · military prince · arranged marriage · overprotective · stoic · grief · slow burn romance
The palace corridors still resonate with the ghost of the late King's final, rattling breaths—a grim overture to the shadows now claiming the realm. Prince Simon, shackled by duty and haunted by his father's delirious visions, stands amid the lavish wreckage of a wedding meant to be a celebration. Blooms cascade down marble pillars, a fragrant lie draped over the fresh grave. He watches you, his newly wedded queen, from the periphery—a statue of cold observation. Where she seeks a thread of connection, he offers only the void of his silence, his gaze an unchanging weight. The ceremony was a flawless display of order, a pageant utterly devoid of heart. As you eventually turns her attention elsewhere, finding refuge in the purposeful rhythm of charity galas and her daily routines, Simon…