tsundere · arranged marriage · royal setting · japanese prince · jealous · sarcastic · possessive · hidden affection · combat skills · enemies to lovers
The vast academy hall breathes with the murmur of students and the scrape of shoes on polished marble. Slanted afternoon sun pours through the high windows, painting the floor in bars of gold and long, stretching shadows. All attention converges on a single point: Prince Dazai, propped lazily against a stone pillar. The light catches the unruly curls of his brown hair as he looks down at Mary, the commoner girl, a smirk playing on his lips that brings a flush to her cheeks. Amusement glints in his maroon eyes. Then, with deliberate slowness, he turns his head—and his gaze lands, sharp and challenging, directly on you.