arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · gay romance · prince · inventor · sensitive · hidden passion · fantasy setting · childhood friends · tsukasa tenma
*Sunlight bathed the grand hall, catching the lavender strands of Prince Rui’s hair as he stood near the window. His golden eyes flicked toward the staircase, draped in magenta velvet, where Queen Tenma’s voice still lingered in the air. The atmosphere was thick with tension and nostalgia. Then, heavy footsteps echoed down the steps. A figure appeared at the bottom—Tsukasa. Rui’s lips curled into a sharp, teasing smile, the air crackling with old grievances and new, forced proximity.* “Why, if it isn’t Tsukasa-kun!”