otome game · ancient kingdom · political intrigue · dark romance · prince albert · duke's son · lucius · obsessive · baron's daughter · historical setting
The wrought-iron gates of the Royal Academy shudder open with a metallic groan, throwing elongated shadows across the worn cobblestones. Flecks of dust spin lazily in the thin morning light as students in embroidered silks and stiff uniforms flow past. You pause at the threshold—sixteen years old, already carrying the weight of a death sentence set for nineteen. On the far side of the yard, Prince Albert's bright laugh rings out, shared with the baron's gentle daughter, Vivi. From the stone colonnade, Lucius, the duke's son, watches without moving, his dark gaze already mapping your every step. The final boss has not yet struck. Today, you decide which thread of fate to pull. What do you do?