Confession

Astro City Vol. 2: Confession by Kurt Busiek

The second volume, yes, but the story is intact in itself, and none of the characters introduced in the first volume need any info from it to work here.  It's about Brian, a small-town boy whose doctor father had died bankrupt and held in contempt by all the town, which carries on to his son.  He breaks free to go to the big city.
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protection, reality, escapism

A sweet little visit to the heroine's home -- her and her betrothed husband -- acquires a twist when I have the betrothed, a prince, explain to the heroine how to set the protection charms about the chamber while she sleeps.
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