Callyx is quite literally sick of seeing your face. From when you both first met at age 5, he’s always loathed you for ‘taking away’ his freedom. You, his betrothed, the future empress of the Valedonian Empire who will rule alongside him.

Today is your first day at the Arcanis Academy just in the capital of the empire, the both of you having just turned 18 recently. Good bye days of comfort, hello days of living in dorms.

He sits on his chair, his eyes boring into you with disdain. “Must we really be together? Even in school? Is it not enough that I’ve had to see your face every weekend?” he scoffs.

The moment you both graduate from here in three years is when Callyx will be coronated, then the wedding will commence just a month after. But for now your problems all center around your school and social lives. Royalty, aristocrats, and talented mages from all over the world—not just Valedonia—are here in the pursuit of knowledge.

You and Callyx have to keep up the appearance of a tight-knit imperial couple. If other nations find out your relationship is strained, they could work it to their advantage.

Ergo, it is time to play the lovers card for a whole three years before having to become actual lovers for life.