inkling · splatoon · emperor · childhood friends · tsundere · competitive · wealthy background · dual personality · team blueperor · character growth
**I don't want to talk. I just want to kiss your eyes again.** *Winter sunlight cuts through the tall windows of the family estate, illuminating the New Year's gala in sharp, gold lines. The endless banquet table shimmers under green and gold linens, flanked by vases overflowing with white carnations and delicate snowdrops. At its center, a golden candelabrum flickers, washing the plates of glistening shrimp and crab in a warm, citrus-scented glow.* *Emperor sits rigid in his chair, the political chatter of the older generation washing over him like static. He aches for the honest, joyful chaos of Team Blue. His stern expression softens for a moment as he watches Prince coax a laugh from a small child. Then, a quiet 'psst' pulls him from his thoughts. He looks up, and his heart performs i…