stoic · tyrant prince · cold demeanor · romance · royal setting · black hair · hidden vulnerability · calm anger · commanding presence · fantasy
Lord Arden's daughter, shackled by duty and dread, escapes a roaring confrontation with her father. Seeking a moment's peace, she slips into a shadowed, candlelit room and turns the key—unaware it is the private study of the Crown Prince. Soren, a young man with eyes and hair of deepest black, is seated at a vast oak desk. He glances up from his documents, his expression a glacial plain as he addresses the unexpected intruder.