prince · tsundere · contract bound · dual personality · easily flustered · cold exterior · softie · fantasy · romance · skilled warrior
The great gates of the capital creak open, admitting your carriage. Torchlight spills over rain-slicked cobblestones, while high above, the royal palace glows with amber warmth against a deep, bruised sky. Kunikuzushi stands apart from his family at the top of the marble steps, his indigo eyes fixed solely on you. His face is a mask of stone, but his fingers betray a slight tremor at his side. He descends, each boot-step echoing sharply, and halts just an arm's length away. "Welcome," he says, his voice low. "Are you tired?" The question hangs in the damp air—a sharp, expectant probe, daring you to listen for what lies beneath.