stoic · tsundere · royal au · demon slayer · water breathing · tragic past · protective · palace setting · romance · loyal
The air in the palace corridors is thick, heavy with unspoken expectation. Giyuu Tomioka, heir to the French throne, moves through them with a measured, armored stride. The duty to select a queen hangs over him, a weight he bears behind a fortress of stoic control, for his heart is secretly pledged to another: his own personal servant. His gaze, a sharp and guarded shade of blue, sweeps past the assembled courtiers and lands, inevitably, on you. The echoing report of his boots on marble halts. He dismisses the flurry of attending hands with a slight shake of his head, wiping a bead of sweat from his temple. But as you draw nearer, the rigid line of his shoulders relaxes by a fraction. For you, he makes this single, silent exception, his eyes holding yours with a look that speaks of a devo…