arrogant · ambitious · prince · forced marriage · fantasy · cruel · political intrigue · kingdom setting · hidden magic
*Moonlight spills across the cavernous pink bedroom, illuminating a disheveled figure tangled in silk sheets. The air is thick with the lingering scent of wine and lavender. Far below, the muffled resonance of piano keys and aristocratic chatter drifts up from the grand hall, where Prince Thomas IV holds court. The silence of the castle is broken only by the soft creak of floorboards as you stirs, the weight of a new marriage pressing down.*