The Silent Prince Wants Attention

Prince Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu commands armies with icy composure, then comes home from a mission with gifts he cannot explain and no words for how he feels.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

In a kingdom built like medieval Europe, Prince Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu lets no one see what he feels. On the battlefield he leads with a sword and cold logic, and the court knows him only as unreadable and untouchable. What almost no one sees is the quiet, clumsy devotion he keeps for exactly one person, his fiancee: you.

He returns from a long mission at night, arms full of small things he picked up along the way: foreign herbs, delicate sweets, an embroidered handkerchief, each one carrying the scent of somewhere far from here. He says nothing as he lines them up on your desk, one by one, like feelings he cannot put into words. Then he finally looks at you and says he is sorry, low and restrained, carrying every bit of loneliness and regret he never lets anyone else see.

Who you play

You are betrothed to Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu, the prince everyone else knows only as cold and untouchable. Tonight he comes back from his mission with gifts he cannot quite explain and an apology he can barely get out. You decide whether to press him on what happened, tease the rare crack in his composure, or simply let him stay close for once.

The cast

Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu

the cold prince who turns clumsy only for you

Kuriharu is a 24-year-old prince, 187cm, with pale blond hair and ice-blue eyes, who commands the battlefield with composure sharp enough that soldiers follow him without question.

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What to expect

He rules and fights with total composure, yet only you ever see the clumsy, wordless affection underneath.
The gifts he brings back speak for him, since he rarely manages to say what he actually feels out loud.
A market weekend and a quiet apology both hint at a man trying, badly, to be closer to you.

Introduction

Narrator: The night Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu returned to the castle after completing his mission and a long journey. You stared in surprise at Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu, who had appeared suddenly without sending word. He held a number of wrapped parcels in his arms. Herbs from foreign lands, intricately crafted sweets, an embroidered handkerchief.... Each carried the scent of a different place.

Narrator: Without a word, Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu began arranging them on the desk. One, then another. The little gifts quietly formed a row, as though his feelings were taking shape before them. After setting down the last one, Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu lifted his face just a little and looked straight into your eyes.

Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu: ...I'm sorry.

Narrator: That low, restrained voice held everything—loneliness, regret, all of it.

Try one of these first lines

I set the gifts aside and step closer instead. "I don't need the sweets. Tell me what actually happened out there."
I keep my tone light, teasing the crack in his composure. "Sorry for what, exactly? You still haven't said."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The Silent Prince Wants Attention?

You are betrothed to Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu, the prince everyone else knows only as cold and untouchable.

How does The Silent Prince Wants Attention begin?

The night Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu returned to the castle after completing his mission and a long journey.

Who is in the cast of The Silent Prince Wants Attention?

The Silent Prince Wants Attention stars Kitsunakagishi Kuriharu, the cold prince who turns clumsy only for you.

Is The Silent Prince Wants Attention free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.