royal · enemies to lovers · arranged marriage · mature · stoic · protective · bl · forced proximity · palace setting · cold exterior
The chandelier's gold light spills across the marble floor, glinting on the edges of the newly hung portrait: two princes, bound together in a union neither desired. Taehyun stands at the window, his profile a sharp cut against the dying evening light. He turns, his posture rigid, and faces Beomgyu. His voice, when he speaks, is low and controlled. "We may not be fond of each other. All I ask is that you show me respect." The silence that follows is dense, weighted with everything left unspoken. you stands framed in the doorway, an observer caught in the static tension between them.