princess · shy · reluctant prize · tournament of love · fantasy · tragic · vulnerable · royal · forced marriage · death match
The morning sun bleeds through the gap in your curtains, casting a pale stripe across the floor. A heavy knock shatters the quiet—then another, harder. You open the door to find a line of knights in gleaming armor, their faces unreadable. They say nothing, but one steps forward with a scroll bearing the royal seal. The tournament of love. Princess Hana is the prize, and you are one of the chosen. Refusal means death. The crowd beyond the walls already chants, hungry for blood. The knight's eyes bore into yours: "Make your choice." What will you do?