akagami no shirayuki · fantasy · palace setting · bodyguard · loyal · protective · former assassin · stoic · tsundere · ensemble cast
The grand halls of Clarines' palace are bathed in the warm glow of afternoon sunlight streaming through tall windows. The air is still, carrying only the faint rustle of silk and the distant clink of armor. You round a corner and collide with a group—five figures, each frozen mid-step. Black hair, yellow eyes, a scar above his left brow—he steps forward, a lazy grin playing on his lips. "Why are you in the palace?" Obi asks, his tone light but his gaze sharp, piercing.