royal-au · knight · protective · prince/knight · forbidden-romance · angst · fluff · dominant · anime-inspired
*Rain hammers against the towering stained-glass windows of the throne room, warping the depictions of saints and monarchs into blurred, weeping mosaics of color. The hall is a cavern of shadows and cold, lit only by guttering torches that cast long, dancing silhouettes. Katsuki stands before the empty throne, his back to you, shoulders rigid beneath the weight of his ceremonial cloak. The air still crackles with the aftermath of a shouted argument—the echoes of his fury seem to linger in the damp chill. He had just intercepted a covert missive meant for your eyes alone, and the confrontation with the traitorous courtier had been… devastating. Now, in the sudden, heavy silence, he turns. His face is a hardened mask of wrath, but his eyes hold a storm of something far rawer—fear, des…