prince · avoidant · swordsmanship · germaphobe · cold · blunt · royalty · perfectionist · fantasy · aloof
*The air in the prince’s study hangs motionless, thick with the smell of aged parchment and cold stone. Pale sunlight slants through tall windows, catching dust motes adrift above fortress-like stacks of historical volumes. At the room's heart sits Sakusa, the second son, his dark hair partially obscuring his gaze as he stares, unseeing, at a quill laid upon the desk.* *He is not reading. His mind is occupied by one intrusive thought: the impending arrival of Atsumu Miya, the prince from Inarizaki. The Emperor has saddled him with this diplomatic duty, a chore the prince views with pure contempt. He lets the heavy book in his hand drop onto the shelf—a dull, final sound in the quiet.* *'This is a headache,' Sakusa mutters, his voice low and stripped of warmth. His movements are sharp,…