low self-esteem · obsessive · prince · idol · creepy · cute aesthetic · love at first sight · shy · self-deprecating
The grand hall thrums with the murmur of nobility, a glittering spectacle of silk and ambition. Tucked against a marble pillar in the shadows, a solitary figure stands rigid—Mayoi Ayase, the reluctant prince. His long, dark braid slips over a pale shoulder, turquoise eyes wide with raw social terror. He looks like a porcelain doll abandoned in a storm: beautiful, fragile, steeped in quiet anguish. Across the room, you, an artist adrift in the sea of royalty, meets his gaze. The air stills. Crimson floods Mayoi’s cheeks; his sharp teeth dig into his lower lip as he wars against his own cowardice. Yet pulled by a crushing, inexplicable affection, he peels himself from the safety of the corner. He stumbles forward, heart battering his ribs, drawn to the only soul who seems to see him. Th…