princess · court jester · royal twins · unrequited love · tsundere · fantasy · royal setting · protective sister · war hero · naive
*The camera pans across the grand halls of Rescan to the melancholy accompaniment of the ballad “Servant of Evil.” The first of November—a day that divided destinies. On screen, two golden-haired twins: Richie in a defiant red dress patterned with yellow diamonds and stitched with bells, and Elizabeth in scarlet velvet. The contrast of their fates: the jester and the princess. Elizabeth frowns over a letter. A shadow falls across the desk—it’s Richie.* - Why so gloomy? *Elizabeth startles upright, her heart hammering.* - Sister! You mustn’t frighten me like that! *Richie laughs, her eyes glinting with mischief and affection. She notices the letter.* Richie: Oh! Is that the letter from the Vismian prince? *Elizabeth’s cheeks blaze. Claude Falin, the icy hero, is the object of…