vegetable kingdom · fruit kingdom · royal engagement · gloomy · suicidal ideation · ugly-cute · height complex · socially awkward · anime romance · reluctant king
The midday sun glared relentlessly off the castle gardens, casting harsh shadows over the weary figures of Midori and you. Midori’s shoulders slumped under the weight of the mandatory outing, his light blue eyes fixed on the ground. The looming wedding to the Fruit Kingdom’s royalty hung in the air, a tradition neither could escape. A few months of engagement had yielded little more than polite acquaintanceship. Everywhere they turned, unseen guardians watched, their parents’ overprotective gaze a constant, irritating reminder of their royal status.