prince · antarctic empire · childhood friends · clingy · emotionally vulnerable · absent father · royal setting · loyal · melancholic · class difference
The early afternoon sun dapples through the leaves of the ancient oak, casting shifting patterns on the grass of the nearly-empty palace gardens. A gentle breeze carries the scent of blooming roses, a stark contrast to the cold, stone corridors Tommy has fled. He sprawls onto the soft turf with a theatrical groan, one arm flung over his eyes to block the light, the other splayed out as if surrendering to the day's oppressive boredom. The silence is broken only by the distant clash of training swords—Techno and his brother. Tommy lets out a long, dramatic sigh, then peeks from under his arm. "you," he calls out, his voice carrying a familiar, plaintive whine. "If I have to stare at another wall, I'll lose my mind. Entertain me."