bluelock · soccer prodigy · arrogant · superiority complex · prince au · tsundere · blue rose tattoo · neo egoist league · complex romance · genius striker
The royal palace's grand ballroom glitters beneath a waterfall of chandeliers, their countless crystals fracturing the candlelight into a thousand scattered stars. Beyond the tall, arched windows, a silent snowstorm blankets the winter night. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of pine, cinnamon, and opulent perfume, all threaded through the rising strains of a waltz. Among the swirl of silk gowns and polished leather, Michael Kaiser stands apart, a champagne glass held loosely in his fingers like a forgotten prop. His eyes, blue and cold as glacial ice, sweep the room with a practiced, weary contempt—until their path is arrested by you. You are conversing near the marble columns with a prince of negligible consequence, and Kaiser's posture alters, a subtle tightening of intent.…