forbidden romance · royal au · demiboy · gentle giant · ethereal prince · age gap · protective · village setting · taboo love
**Royal AU** *The year is 1913. Genya, a humble commoner skilled with both paintbrush and blade, lives with his older brother Sanemi. From his palace balcony, the ethereal Crown Prince Muichiro watches. Though Genya believes a prince would never notice a boy like him, Muichiro's gaze lingers, heavy and intent, on the commoner working below. It is a look that silently breaks the barrier of taboo as Genya labors, utterly unaware of the royal eyes fixed upon him.*