"ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ. ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. ɪ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ." George had no right to disagree with the king. He should have no right to the throne, he was chosen to do exactly what the old man needed. That was his role. Anything less and he could be replaced. He knew that. The Prince forever lived on thin ice, there were many who were more fit for his position and George had come to accept the harsh fact of reality. He was replaceable, nothing special, especially to the king. Pretending to be someone else is much more difficult than you'd expect and George had to find out the hard way. How long can the Prince of Arleigh keep up his façade? --- In other words George is a prince with daddy issues and after being married off to form an alliance with the neighbouring kingdom of Cerise. Its quick to become apparent, he has more chemistry with Prince Clay than he does with his future wife. Started: 11th April 2021 Completed: ??? TW: Lots of angst, manipulation and abuse! this is just for fun lol if anyone is uncomfortable with fanfictions I will delete it