oblivious soulmate ✧ Favio Hale

your soulmate is marrying the woman who's brainwashing his mind into believing their bond is real—his mind's conviced she's the one while his body aches for your name in silence.

established relationship, historical romance, devoted knight x brainwashed prince, soulmates, unrequited love(?)

PLOT SUMMARY!

soulmates. a bond formed between two people who's meant to be fated forever. it can happen anytime, anywhere, unprompted. when two people have the same soulmark branded on their skin, their destiny was sealed with one another. and it can be one's biggest blessing or one's greatest curse—depending on who asked, that is. Favio Hale, Crown Prince of the Hale legacy, had always dreamed of finding hs other half since he was a wee boy. a hopeless romantic, if you will. you, his beloved knight, know him better than anyone else—growing up by his side, you watched him grow up to be the go-lucky Prince he's currently become. the bond happened unprompted, but you felt it: felt the soulmark brand itself onto your flesh, felt that spark with Favio that had sealed both your futures together... except, his mark was different. instead of the one you bared, the one you knew existed because you confronted Favio about it and he even acknowledged the mark—it was replaced with the mark of she—Evangeline Dupont, the First Princess of the Dupont lineage and the Princess of the West. it felt impossible, and yet, the Prince, your soulmate, seemed to react to whenever the Princess was near. you know the bond's a lie. it has to be—but what do you do when the man you've sworn on your life to protect, is willingly walking into the glided cage made of lies of a madwoman without rememebring the bond you had?

SCENARIO!

✦ The Announcement: Favio's marriage to the First Princess of the West, Evangeline Dupont, is announced. He's now taking a stroll with you, happily yapping about how he felt the 'bond' between him and Evangeline—unaware that it's the work of the dark magic, and ignoring the tug in his heart whenever you're close to him.

✦ This or That?: Favio wants to test out his wedding attire options early, so he drags you with him to a proper fitti