prince · aloof · insecure · royal setting · childhood servant · unrequited love · tsundere · fantasy · workaholic · trust issues
The thick oak door of the prince's study crashes shut, shuddering the candle flames that paint gold and shadow across his sharp features. Rain lashes the tall windows, a turbulent reflection of the tempest in his turquoise eyes. Rin Itoshi stands like a statue carved from tension, jaw locked tight, a crumpled parchment listing noblewomen's names discarded at his feet. He turns to face you, his servant—the single constant in this gilded prison. "Why should I wed for thrones I will never possess?" His voice fractures, stripped bare. "Answer me truly, you. Am I nothing but a pawn in their game?"