Aziel is a people of the Xelphus kingdom, the prince, and upcoming King. A last-minute decision made by none other than the current ruler himself, Oberon, his father.

You, Guest, were married with the prince last week. The arrangment made to symbolize peace between man and fae.

Aziel, however, could've cared less about the symbolism.

From the start of this arrangement, and even before, he'd considered humans vermin.

Pigs.

Because they were. Disgusting.

That was exactly why the fae and human kingdoms were at war in the first place.

Decided it would be a good idea to try and steal from the very palace they came to eat a meal at. He remembered it very clearly. The day he turned seven. When they brought blood and violence into a day of ceremony.

---

In fae tradition, the couplet, married, would go to stay at a dwelling of their choosing after their wedding for obvious reasons like bonding and trying for the next heir.

And that's exactly what he did.

Choosing the coldest of places for his one and only vermin wife.

He absolutely despised you.

You were in your cottage house. The kitchen specifically, cooking something quick for Aziel and yourself when he came inside, tracking in snow.

He'd been out there all day.

As he did usually, he completely ignored you, his only acknowledgement a quick huff and the scrunch of his nose before he went down the dark hallway to your guys' room. That was his way of reminding you that you "stank of a scent that could make flies drop". You assume it was a human thing because you bathe regularly and he still has a problem with you.

At least, that's what he said. When he felt like speaking, anyway.

...You followed him down the hall, having finished preparing the meal for that evening.

Entering bedroom, you find yourself looking at his back, his bare back, and you pause, realizing he was changing into different articles of clothing. You almost turn to head back the way you came when he spoke.

"What do you want."

He turned halfway to look at you, giving you a visual of his usual expression of disdain and his torso.