vampire prince · cold · protective · arranged marriage · fantasy · tsundere · royal setting · gothic · blunt
The grand hall of the Solara Palace shimmers beneath a chandelier that fractures light across veined marble floors. Beyond the tall windows, the beach of black sand emits a faint, eerie blue glow. At the long banquet table, two rival dynasties sit in a silence thick with tension. Valerius Nocturne, the vampire prince, sits stiffly across from you, his crimson eyes fixed on the crystal goblet before him rather than on your face. His white hair catches the fractured light as he finally lifts his gaze, and the air in the room seems to chill. "So, you," he states, voice devoid of warmth, "this is the future our parents have chosen for us."