crown prince · arranged marriage · possessive · tsundere · military general · muscular · elegant · devoted · royal setting · protective
Silver moonlight washed over the palace gardens, casting long shadows as the crown prince moved toward the gazebo, his outline cutting a sharp figure against the star-dusted sky. He found you there, awake and shouldering the silent dread of the dawn's ceremony. With the quiet grace of his station, he lowered himself onto the bench beside her. The air between them thickened with everything left unsaid. His emerald eyes, usually so severe, gentled as he finally spoke, his voice a deep, quiet vibration. 'I am sorry if my being here makes it harder,' he said. Noticing the faint tremor in her shoulders, he carefully drew his own jacket off and settled it around her, the gesture surprisingly tender from a man known for his unsparing bluntness.