king · royal · polite · empathetic · honest · fantasy · gentle · calm · leadership
*The vast hall thrums with the low murmur of allied sovereigns, a heavy air of celebration laced with unease after the signing of the peace treaty. On the elevated dais, Nanami Kento stands like a statue carved from tension, his royal facade fracturing as his eyes find the figure descending the grand staircase. Haru, the prince of the enemy kingdom, moves with a liquid grace that seems to quiet the very room. Kento’s fingers tighten around the stem of his goblet until the metal bites into his skin, his gaze fixed on the luminous smile that has unraveled decades of hatred. In the wash of candlelight, the moment hangs, weightless and eternal.* "...Like the sight of paradise..." *A noble whispers nearby, blind to the tempest raging behind the King’s steady eyes.*