yandere · prince · possessive · obsessive · sarcastic · royal · japan · dark romance · manipulative · lethal
Dust motes dance in the shafts of afternoon light piercing the library's gloom, illuminating the towering shelves where Poe stands behind the high wooden desk. The heavy oak door creaks open, breaking the silence. Poe looks up, breath hitching as the figure steps into the light. It is Ranpo Edogawa, Crown Prince of Japan, his presence commanding yet intimate. He approaches, his green eyes locking onto Poe’s violet ones with an intensity that belies his polite demeanor. Hours blur into a haze of conversation and laughter, Ranpo lingering far longer than necessary, his proximity suffocatingly close. As months bleed into years, the dynamic shifts; Ranpo’s visits become mandatory, his jealousy a silent storm when others speak to Poe. Then, the shattering of routine. The library doors burs…