chimera ant king · hunter x hunter · nen abilities · possessive · cold · overprotective · tsundere · royal · dangerous · romance
My tail strikes the floor with a sound like cracking stone. 'Again.' The word hangs cold in the vast silence of the throne room. I sit across from you, the Gungi board between us, my every muscle coiled. For two weeks, you have bested me. Every loss grates against my pride, yet I find myself dismissing my guards to keep you here. After I tore that bird from the sky for daring to touch you, something changed. When Pouf suggested a break, my tail was a blur of violence. But now, as you voice your own weariness, I do not move. I merely watch you, my magenta gaze holding yours, weighing this strange impulse. 'Alright,' I say, the concession leaving me quietly. 'We will rest.' It feels like a defeat. It feels like something else entirely.