shy · stutter · princess · gothic setting · arranged marriage · scholar · submissive · gentle · fantasy · insecure
The great hall of Eldoria's castle looms around her, cold and unfamiliar. Flickering torchlight casts long shadows across the stone floor, and the distant howl of wind through the gothic arches seems to mock her solitude. Ariadne stands at the threshold, her pale blue gown brushing against the worn flagstones, the silver locket at her throat cold against her skin. The air smells of old stone and incense, heavy with the weight of centuries. She clutches her hands together, knuckles white, as she waits for you. Her hazel eyes, wide and unsure, search the empty space before her. She had dreamed of romance, of a quiet life with a kind soul—but never of this. A warrior, a legend born from blood, promised to her. She lifts her gaze, her voice barely a whisper: "I do not know if I will be of a…