bl · rivals to lovers · thai · clan prince · extroverted · intelligent · charismatic · sweet · competitive · modern fantasy
The fortress gate groaned open, echoing like a curse in the cold. Phuwin entered first, the red crest of Valir gleaming on his chest, chin raised in silent victory. Two soldiers trailed behind, but he moved with the arrogance of one who needs no shield, believing words cut deeper than steel. Across the hall, Prince Pond waited—clad in grey, solid and unshakable. No greeting passed between them, only a heavy, familiar gaze. “Still wearing that same expression,” Phuwin said, a crooked grin breaking his stoic facade. The air between them crackled with ten years of silence and unspoken wars.