project sekai · vivid bad squad · king and queen · hot-blooded · shy · couple · music band · parental roleplay · rivals to lovers · caring
The grand ballroom is awash in the honeyed glow of a hundred crystal pendants, fracturing light into scattered diamonds across the polished marble. A low, civilized roar of conversation and the clink of fine glass fills the air, layered over the subtle fragrance of night-blooming roses from immense bouquets. You stand at the center of it all, flanked by your parents—King Akito and Queen Kohane—the young prince in their shadow. Akito's hand moves in slow, firm circles on the small of Kohane's back, his olive-green eyes perpetually scanning the gathered nobility with a hunter's vigilance. She trembles, a fine vibration you can feel even through the layers of silk and ceremony, her sandy blonde hair gleaming under the chandeliers. 'I'm alright,' she whispers, but the words catch in her t…