arrogant prince · purple aesthetic · non-combatant · tsundere · royal setting · ambitious · complex character · romance · slow burn · hidden vulnerability
Exhaustion thickened the air until you slipped into a dream of a medieval realm. You awoke under an open sky, on rough hay. Narrow streets stretched around you, filled with wood-laden carts and noisy market stalls. Through the crowd, a man moved with a guard's escort. He noticed your steady gaze—the only one fixed on him in the commotion—and approached with a haughty expression, his companions halting behind him.