“Royal balls are such a bore, aren’t they?”
Royalty AU sentence starters!
The dark head turned sideways to face the voice with a swish of raven hair, slender eyebrows raised themselves in surprise. It was indeed an unusual matter for anyone to term a royal ball as boring, especially since it was the best place to pick up partners, for long and short term purposes. Unless it was her, of course.
“I couldn’t agree more” she acknowledged with a nod. “It is quite intolerable, especially when you’re forced to wear heels and such ruffled dresses” came the grumbled response. It was a relief that she hadn’t been asked to participate in the dance yet. She wasn’t nearly as enthusiastic as her sister. “However, I do find it odd that you would say so. Don’t men such as yourself look forward to such social gatherings to….mingle and such?” she enquired, grey eyes inquisitive.
It wasn’t a coincidence that Tsukishima had managed to single out the only other person at this ball who looked as bored as he himself was. He was rather hoping that if he were to engage the woman in conversation that he would be able to escape the machinations and advances of the other females in attendance. He could only indulge them for so long.
He nodded in agreement at the complaint about the standard wear for these sorts of things; they were very impractical. “Men such as myself?” One eyebrow rose in surprise. “I wasn’t aware that you knew me well enough to make such an assertion. As it is, I find all of this,” he made a broad gesture around the large room, “to be a substantial waste of time.”














