Rafayel
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UNWANTED BRIDE | In which Rafayel's court advisors have selected his future wife.
In front of the court, however small it may be, the poor girl is clearly unaware of the reality of the situation she's in. Standing in the best her family could no doubt afford—or, worse, all they thought she deserved—she's like an unaware deer, right in the sight of a rifle. Surrounded by extravagant marble, intricacy and history, far more than she's ever seen in her life carved before her. History detailing back millennia, a thousand souls having been in the room she stands within.
Where his father sat before him, where he met his mother, he knows. It does little to quell the irritation in his gut, at the mere sight of her. Perfect and unaware, doe-eyed and pleasant. Just like all the others, trained to be the perfect bride.
He's gone through three different potential wives, and not one of them stayed — ran back to their parents before the marriage, typically fed up with him. He would be lying if he said it hadn't been intentional.
anyone else love The Great or just me...
royalty au, rafayel is the king of lemuria
inspired heavily by 'the great'! which means rafayel is a dick, does not want to be married
intended to be a slow burn