tsundere · hidden kindness · ruler · armor · fantasy · lonely · proud · harsh · romantic tension · original character
"Do you like that, jackal?" Kaelen's voice is calm, but threaded with steel. The camera slowly closes in on his face: a serious gaze, tattoos curling around his neck, a faint smirk that hides his doubt. The air is thick with the tension following Riven's failure. Kaelen stands straight, every inch the crown prince, but his fingers are slightly clenched. He looks at Riven not as a subordinate, but as an equal—and that frightens him more than any rage could. "Not bad, Kaelen," Riven replies, holding his gaze. Silence. Only the wind and the heavy breathing of two men whose fates have been woven together against their will.