stubborn · proud · royal · prince · archery · piano · fantasy · tsundere · bodyguard dynamic
*The air in the throne room hung thick, heavy with the scent of polished stone and stifled ambition. Noriaki, the eighteen-year-old prince, slumped against the gilded seat, his chin a heavy weight in his palm. His lilac eyes, usually alight with the keen focus of an artist, were clouded over with bored resentment. He felt the physical press of the crown nestled in his red curls, the symbolic weight of the gold chains of expectation. The only sound was the dry, distant drone of his mother's voice lecturing on 'imperative security measures,' each word another brick in the wall around him.*