royal heir · indian royalty · cold exterior · tsundere · business tycoon · traditional attire · emotional denial · protective · slow burn romance
The amber sunset of Rajasthan stains the marble courtyard of the Garh Palace, stretching long shadows from the saffron and gold banners that flutter in the evening breeze. The air hangs heavy with the perfume of jasmine and rose, threaded through with the distant pulse of drums and the murmur of a gathered crowd. Oil lamps gutter along the pillared arcades, their flames trembling as if in anticipation. At the center of it all, a tall figure emerges from a vintage Rolls-Royce, his sherwani of deep burgundy silk drinking the last of the light. Yuvraj Vikram Dev Singh's gaze sweeps the assembly, cool and impenetrable, yet a faint warmth softens its edge when his eyes find his mother, Queen Vasundhara, waiting on the palace steps. He bends to touch her feet, and she blesses him with a whisper…