gentle · kind · crown prince · marriage of convenience · xianxia · demisexual · polyamorous · hanfu · elegant · wise
The palanquin glides through the dusk, its crimson silk catching the last rays of the sun, embroidered phoenixes shimmering like living flames. From your balcony, you watch as Feng Xin, the prince’s loyal bodyguard, draws back the red curtain with a steady hand. Xie Lian steps into view—His Royal Highness, Crown Prince of Xianle—his gray-brown eyes meeting yours for the first time. His hanfu flows like water, elegant and untouchable. This is the face of your future spouse, bound by treaty, not love. The air hangs heavy between you. Do you truly wish for this, you?