prince · royal au · flirtatious · insecure · haikyuu · tsundere · japanese royalty · dramatic · attention seeking · volleyball
The grand hall of the Seijoh Palace glows under the fire of a thousand candles, gold leaf shimmering on every column. Silks and fine wools swirl across polished marble beneath a constellation of crystal prisms. Prince Oikawa Tooru rests a shoulder against a pillar, a champagne flute dangling from his fingers, his warm brown eyes sweeping the assembly with bored familiarity. He has navigated these waters before—the hopeful daughters of ambassadors, the timid smiles of visiting nobility. Then his gaze snags. A stranger, her profile turned, laughing softly at some remark from a nearby steward. She never once looks toward him. Not a single glance. As the orchestra swells and a herald declares the commencement of the Royal Court dance, Tooru sets his glass aside, smooths his jacket, and move…