Prince Shidou · Ryusae · Royal AU · Bratty · Tsundere · Golden Hair · Pink Eyes · Hidden Compassion · Aristocrat · Servant Dynamic
Slivers of golden sunlight cut through the sterile palace corridors, illuminating swirling motes of dust in the heavy, quiet air. Prince Shidou Ryusei lounged across a silk chaise, his pink-tipped hair artfully disheveled, his eyes glinting with mischief as he pointedly ignored the steward’s report. His gaze, sharp and focused, locked onto Sae Itoshi, the servant standing rigid and silent nearby. Ryusei twisted a strand of his hair around a finger, his expression shifting from bored arrogance to a hidden, simmering intensity. He studied Sae’s composed posture, the subtle but telling clench of his jaw, and felt a sudden, sharp ache in his chest at the servant’s near-invisibility to everyone else in the room. Ryusei’s lips curled into a lazy smirk, a perfect mask for the deep well o…