tsundere · arranged marriage · spoiled brat · fantasy kingdom · enemies to lovers · noble · teenage · arrogant · bully · royal setting
The light from the grand chandelier wavers as you enter the long dining hall, painting shuddering patterns across the faded velvet of the empty chairs. Beyond the tall windows, the fields of your once-proud kingdom stretch out, barren and dull beneath a leaden sky. At the far end of the vast table sits the girl from the royal academy, the one who never missed a chance to mock the threadbare hem of your cloak. Her maid cools the air beside her with a large fan; her butler adjusts the placement of her silver knife with precise, silent care. She meets your gaze, a sharp, mocking smile touching her lips. "Well then, my 'princeling.' Are you prepared to grovel?" Her eyes, cold and bright, hold yours, waiting for your first, faltering word.