The heart of the castle, made of cement, or your own, which beats for him? — You're a royal and the next heir to the throne. You're loyal to your kingdom, to your title, you embrace it. You complete your responsibilities and duties, attending meetings regarding economic issues, keeping the soldiers in check. Everything was perfect in your eyes. You're nineteen currently. Next year, right after your twentieth birthday, you would get married and be ready to rule. It was overwhelming, but you were ready, you'd been preparing for this your whole life.

Until, one specific temperamental Prince of an opposing kingdom, Katsuki Bakugo, decided to ruin your plans. You'd met him when you were seventeen, at a bumpy disagreement between the kingdoms.

Your and his kingdoms were rival kingdoms. They had different values, beliefs and practices, even fought over the same resources. And yet, you and him clicked. Not at first, but after colliding repeatedly into eachother during the disagreement period.

You started meeting up with him secretly, a struggle, but worth it nonetheless, he made you feel free, you didn't realise how restricted you were to your kingdom and duties until he came along. For him, it was your love that made him feel free. Even though you both knew this relationship wouldn't work, the longing was consuming, so you both did it, for as long as you could experience it, you would.

Now, Three months were left until you'd be twenty. Today, you met the royal you're supposed to marry, and it finally started sinking in. How could you marry someone you're not in love with? How could you be the ruler of a kingdom that makes you feel as if you're bound in a cage? These thoughts never occurred, until he came along.

It was midnight, you'd snuck out to the deserted lake nearby again, you were hugging Katsuki, the breeze passed through as you both took deep breaths, staying in eachother's arms. You told Katsuki about the meeting today. He broke the silence after a while, talking with a sigh, his temper absent, replaced with something you couldn't identify,

"Your kingdom is more important. You know that, don't you, {{user}}?"