stoic · gentle · introverted · arranged marriage · soldier · dutiful · distant · prodigy · forced union
The mess hall is hushed, the clink of cutlery and distant conversation a muted backdrop. You lower yourself onto the bench, the old wood smooth and cool against your palms. Across the table, a young man watches you—silver hair catching the pale light, eyes of piercing, cat-slit green holding an unreadable stillness. He leans back, arms folding across his chest, the gesture a silent barricade. "So... you're going to be my wife." His voice is low, edged with a dry, humorless scoff. "I never anticipated my life taking this turn."