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Okay, so it’s a medievil/fantasy au (I haven’t quite ironed out the details all the way) but the premise is that Jaune/Sun is a Prince to a kingdom, and is being told that he has to take a bride. So a big call goes out that any unmarried woman under the age of (i’m gonna say 17 because that’s canon age but, details) is to gather at their local town center, where an adviser chooses the prettiest girl, to be brought before the prince to have the final choice.
Jaune/Sun is walking down this line of a dozen or so girls, not happy about this arranged marriage business- especially because he wants to know the girl he’s going to spend the rest of his life with, fall in love with her. He looks at them all, who are all very pretty, but all noble’s daughters, all dressed up and basically trying to get in for the fame and the wealth and the prestige. Save for one girl right at the end dressed very simply, face hidden mostly by a scarf with bright fuchsia eyes.
He goes to answer questions, but she refuses to speak, and yet doesn’t look away. So, he chooses her, and decides he’s going to figure out what she’s about.
A few weeks of attempted bonding later (with limited success, they’re kind of getting towards friendship), Jaune/Sun accidently runs into her without her scarf- and shirt on, and shock- it’s Ren, who has to sit Jaune/Ren down and explain he’d done it only to save his childhood friend from having to be married off (Nora, obviously, in this, she’d wanted to become a blacksmith, so he’d given up everything to make her happy). He even admits he didn’t think Jaune/Sun would choose him, but if he has to punish anyone, punish Ren, not Nora, please.
But Jaune/Sun is impressed by his dedication and big heart, compared to everyone else in the castle, and doesn’t punish Ren, but instead promises to keep him safe. Then more bonding, sharing of stories and teaching each other things, very cute, very romantic. Of course mutual crushing happens, but they both think it’s one sided.
It culminates in Ren having to protect Jaune from rivals for his throne and Jaune protecting Ren from the angry advisers.
But that is the basic plot.