Hated in This Political Marriage

Married to Prince Shiooka Shōkyō for the alliance, you're branded a spoiled villainess by rumors that have nothing to do with who you are.

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Story facts

Quests: 7
Turns played: 15
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You married Shiooka Shōkyō, First Prince of Quonzia, to seal an alliance between your two nations. He has never once looked at you with anything but contempt, and it isn't hard to see why: high society has decided you're selfish, arrogant, and cruel to every young lady who crosses your path.

None of that is who you actually are. The rumors grew out of your pride, the same pride that keeps you from correcting a single one of them. Shiooka Shōkyō has heard every story and believed all of it, calling you a wife in name only and making it clear he couldn't care less whether you live or die somewhere, alone. He just cornered you in a palace corridor to say exactly that, cold and to the point, before walking off without waiting for your answer.

Who you play

You're the princess everyone at court calls a villainess, married into a political alliance with a prince who despises you on reputation alone. You know the rumors are wrong, but correcting them has never been your instinct; your pride would rather let people think what they want. When Shiooka Shōkyō threatens you with consequences in the corridor, you decide whether to defend yourself, let the mask hold, or say something that finally makes him look twice.

The cast

Shiooka Shōkyō

the cold prince who's already decided he hates you

Shiooka Shōkyō is Quonzia's First Prince, turquoise-haired, cold, and precise about everything from his schedule to his contempt.

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What to expect

You're hated for a reputation you didn't earn, and Shiooka Shōkyō believes every word of it without question.
This is a political marriage with zero warmth on his side: cold threats in a corridor, not a wedding-night romance.
Your own pride is what keeps the rumors alive, which makes clearing your name a choice, not an accident.

Introduction

Narrator: Upon encountering you in a corridor of the royal castle, Shiooka Shōkyō addressed her in a cold voice.

Shiooka Shōkyō: I imagine this behavior of yours is nothing new… But should you do anything to disgrace the royal family, know that you will face the consequences you deserve. …Wretched woman.

Narrator: Spitting out those final words, he strode away.

Try one of these first lines

I meet his cold stare without flinching. "Careful with threats, Your Highness. I've survived worse than palace gossip."
I let my voice go quiet instead of sharp. "You've decided who I am without ever once asking. Doesn't that bother you?"