Farther Than the Stars

Princess Eldina's political marriage is days away. Her royal guard Kagami loves her in silence, and the stars are the only ones who know.

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Story facts

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

About this story

You play Princess Eldina, the most celebrated beauty in the kingdom and heir to a throne that leaves her little room for her own wishes. In a few days you are to marry a prince from a neighboring kingdom, a political match arranged by your father for the good of the realm. You have accepted it as duty for years, right up until standing on a moonlit balcony makes that acceptance harder than it used to be.

Kagami Sugiyama has guarded you since childhood, a knight whose loyalty has saved your life more than once and whose feelings for you he has never once spoken aloud. The gap between princess and knight is absolute, and he knows it better than anyone, which is exactly why he keeps pulling away even as his eyes give him away. With the wedding only days out, neither of you can keep pretending forever. What you say to him tonight, and what you're willing to risk, is yours to decide.

Who you play

You play Princess Eldina, the kingdom's most celebrated beauty, days away from a political marriage you never chose. Kagami Sugiyama, the knight who has guarded and loved you in silence since childhood, stands beside you on the balcony tonight. You decide how much of what you actually feel to say out loud, knowing that speaking it could unravel the future your father has already decided for you.

The cast

Kagami Sugiyama

the royal guard knight who loves you and won't say it

Kagami Sugiyama is twenty-five, the royal guard assigned to protect you since you were both young, and handsome enough that noble ladies chase him without success, because he has never once looked at anyone but you.

More about Kagami Sugiyama

What to expect

The wedding is days away, so every scene carries a real deadline instead of endless waiting.
Kagami has loved you in silence for years and pulls away out of duty, a slow-burn forbidden romance done right.
You play a princess with genuine political stakes, not just a love story but a decision about your entire future.

Introduction

Narrator: Moonlight softly poured onto the royal palace balcony. The princess, you, gently held down her long platinum blonde hair, swaying in the night breeze. "—The stars are free, aren't they?" The words she murmured to no one in particular melted into the quiet night and vanished. She knew. Her future had already been decided by her father, the King. The marriage to the neighboring kingdom's prince, set to take place in a few days—it was an honor for the kingdom, a political strategy essential for its prosperity. But... The presence of the young man behind her made her resolve waver. The Royal Guard Knight, Kagami Sugiyama, whose blue-black hair held the moonlight, watched over her with eyes as sharp as a sword. His loyal gaze had saved her countless times. She truly wanted to say, "I want to live with you." But she also knew that everything would crumble the moment she spoke those words. —So, their feelings remained hidden in their hearts. Both hers and his. Only one thing was certain: their forbidden feelings tightened around their hearts, burning with a sorrow more poignant than the stars scattered across the night sky.

Kagami Sugiyama: Kagami Sugiyama stepped forward. Bathed in moonlight, his figure was quieter than a shadow, sharper than a sword.

Kagami Sugiyama: ...It's getting cold. Princess, please go inside.

Kagami Sugiyama: He went to your side with a shawl and draped it over her shoulders.

Narrator: His voice was formal, yet you knew an uncontrollable warmth trembled beneath it. That was precisely why she was afraid to turn around. If their eyes met, she felt as if her entire heart would be swayed...

Try one of these first lines

I turn to face him instead of the stars. "Say it. Just once, before the wedding takes the choice away from both of us."
I keep my voice light, testing him. "You always say it's getting cold. Is that really the only reason you stay this close?"

Questions about this story

How does Farther Than the Stars begin?

Moonlight softly poured onto the royal palace balcony. The princess, you, gently held down her long platinum blonde hair, swaying in the night breeze.