"Long time no see, Mr. Akatsuki! I know this is sudden, but can I date your daughter?"
"Ahh, yes, the beauty brigade who are only interested in your money. Boohoo." (—Valerio talking about the women coming after Silvio)
"Make me your lover, Prince Nokto! (...) Oops, my bad! I meant to say, 'Make Emma your lover.' You're just so cool that I found myself wanting to be in the running myself, ahaha!" (—Rio to Nokto)
"Like I said before, I’m always on your side, and I’ll keep you safe, no matter what. Even if I have to give my life for it."
"…The idea of Emma as a wicked woman actually makes me a little excited." (—Rio to Sariel)
"Death! Death to Silvio!!!" (—Valerio’s thoughts)
"I'm a sheet-changing prodigy."
"…Emma, if I fall for you any deeper, I think I’ll die from not being able to breathe properly."
"I’ll kill everyone who’s a danger to Emma."
"It's okay to admit you were concerned, you know." (—Rio to Yves)
"Hang on, you mean boy plus friend doesn't automatically mean boyfriend?"
"Ahh, now every single man in the palace will be offering to be your bodyguard, just for a chance to get invited into your room!" (—Rio worried about Emma asking Licht to watch over her in her room)
"Whatever. I'll admit that I'm a pervert, but Emma chose me despite that!"
"Don't turn away. I'm not letting you go until you've felt every inch of my love. ...I hope you're ready."
"Because you're just THAT nice!" (—Rio replying to Emma asking why she fell for Gilbert, after losing her memory)
"I could have swooped in with a dashing rescue and had Emma gush about how cool I am!" (—Rio to Leon)
"I'd do literally anything to see that smile. It's warm, kind... (...) Of course, it's not just about your smile. Even if you're frowning in contemplation, or raising your eyebrows in surprise... My heart skips a beat with every expression you show me. Every time, I realize how much I love you all over again. So much, it makes my chest ache."
"You may be a guest of honor, but you can't just enter a woman's room all of a sudden and try to drag her away. (...) Knocking doesn't make it okay, either." (—Rio to Silvio entering Emma's room)
"Emma, can I ask you something?! (...) My apologies, Prince Silvio, I didn't see you there! My eyes are only for the lovely Emma, after all. (...) Ow, ow, ow! No, not my head! You're gonna rip it off!" (—Rio reacting to Silvio after pushing him)
"Ugh, my heart's beating so hard my chest hurts...! Can cuteness kill someone?!" (—Rio's thoughts about Emma)
"...Jail for one thousand years, I think." (—Rio's reaction to Emma getting wronged)
"...I don't need you to be mine. I'm the happiest man in the world just knowing you exist. But... even so... I just wish, just once... that I could've heard you tell me you love me..." (—Rio's monologue in another route)
"It's as good as a national treasure. After all, this piece of jewelry is worth ten billion!" (—Rio talking about his earring to Keith, Licht and Yves)
"Ooh, it's pain perdu. (...) Ahh, I'm so happy I might die." (—Rio eating Emma's recipe)
"I love you, too... I love you so much... and I need you now. Please...? I'm sorry. When I see that face you're making... I don't know what to do with myself."
"He'd probably be happy even if you picked up a rock at the side of the road and gave it to him. Just because it's from you." (—Rio talking about Silvio to Emma)
"Ahh, you really knew what you were doing when you chose Emma to be Belle, Bossman!" (—Rio to Sariel)
"Isn't it funny that your cuteness rubs off on everything you make? I don't know how you managed to make an omelette cute, but you did! I'm so happy right now I think my heart might burst... (...) I'm so sorry, Emma, but... It would break me to ruin that heart by eating it... (...) N-No...! I can't do it! If I break the heart you drew for me... what sort of a man would that make me?!"
"I don't think I have that much of a positive disposition. Still, if you say I'm like the sun— I think it's because I changed, thanks to you."
"So if I put a big smile on my face, you won't be depressed anymore?" (—Valerio to Silvio)
"I said before that my feelings would never change until the day I die, but I think even if I did, I'd still love you."
"M-My paw?! Okay, here!"
"Pardon me, Prince Jin, but I am the only one who is allowed to carry Emma like that!"
“Your legs must be tired from all that dancing at the party last night, right? I'll give them a massage just like I used to.”
“My privilege as a prince is to dance with you, and my privilege as your attendant is to massage you... But I was wondering if I could use another privilege I have. My privilege as your lover... if y'know what I mean. Can I?”
“Now that we're lovers, there are a lot more services like this one I can add to my repertoire.” (—Rio talking about his intimacy with Emma)
"I love you... I think you know that already, but I seriously love you so much.”
"I kinda want to see that (...)" (—Rio reacting to Emma saying she would wrestle him to the ground)
MC (and a random dude) can be pretty romantic too.... Or inexplicably needy/horny lol
Was going through old screenshots and I couldn’t resist writing them bc I’m such an emo bitch that I legit almost teared up again HAHAHA
This is my actual everyday handwriting btw and I use a fountain pen. I always write diagonally and in a straight line. No one asked but I thought I’d share it anyway 😂
"I suppose being ridiculously earnest could be considered a virtue, but... you should give up on me already. I'm not going to change how I feel—or how I act—no matter what you say."
"I get it... you're radiant."
"Your ears are bright red. (...) I did it on purpose. In case it annoyed you." (—Licht trying to make Emma give up on him by annoying her)
"...Thanks for the sweets. (...) Especially these. They were good." (—Licht appreciating Emma's darioles)
"If you get lost in the crowd, who do you think has to find you?"
"...You're imagining things. (...) I'm the same as I always am." (—Licht being bashful after talking passionately about the theatre troupe)
"My body is covered in scars. You're not used to that sort of thing. I figured it'd bother you. I appreciate the thought, though."
"We're twins, Nokto and I. One of us brings good fortune, and one brings bad. (...) No matter where I go, I cause sorrow to everyone around me. It's clear which sort of fortune I bring. (...) If all I do is cause everyone sorrow... there's no point to me even being alive..."
"I'm begging you... stay away from me."
"This is for you. (...) Your hair clip broke when that cart almost ran you over, didn't it? (...) Anyway... that's why I went into town first thing, before my day started." (—Licht gifting a hair clip to Emma)
"You're going back to the palace, right? I'll walk you partway there."
"...So in other words, you want me to go to this social function with you. (...) I think... ...No."
"Give me back the woman I love." (—Licht to the obsidianite carriage driver who tried to harm Emma)
"After Mama died, Nokto spent less and less time at the palace, and... I discovered what loneliness felt like. We'd spent our lives together, every waking moment, and... it was hard to be without him. It hurt, every single day."
"Just by living, I bring sorrow to everyone around me, and even if I die, I'll still bring sorrow to everyone around me. I don't know what's best, or what's right... I don't know how to atone... I don't know anything..."
"Maybe... I've just been using that old saying... as an excuse to avoid everything. I killed my mother... I ruined Nokto's life... I put you in danger... I don't really believe that I can... make anyone happy."
"I feel kind of pathetic. (...) It's like I'm only ever showing you the worst sides of me."
"When I'm with you... it almost feels like I'm starting to find all the emotions I lost when I was a boy. Pleasure, delight, happiness... A sinner doesn't deserve to feel those things. So I gave them all up. But you always affect me. You mess with my heart. That's why I hate you."
"I wanna hug... Please?"
"Rather than losing myself and aggravating your injury, I'm going to please you even more than usual. I can satisfy you just like this. ...Or do you dislike this kind of service, my lady?"
"You should get some rest. I'll see you back to the palace. There's nothing you can do for him by being here. ...If you're that worried, I'll keep an eye on him." (—Licht reassuring Emma in Rio's route)
"You're so lovely, and so kind, and so warm, and so kind, and so lovely... Hang on..."
"And the seventh is a good-for-nothing womanizer." (—Licht describing Nokto)
"I just remembered how I used to fall asleep when you were explaining military jargon to me. (...) And you never woke me up. You're weirdly nice sometimes." (—Licht to Chevalier)
"I want to become like you. You can dazzle anybody with your strength, and you can see the path to victory in any situation. That's what I need to be, too. I'd never say that to his face, though. That's so embarrassing." (—Licht thinking about Chevalier)
"I punched a whole bunch of Tanzanitian princes. (...) I solved things with my fists." (—Licht talking about his own diplomacy tactics to Nokto)
"Nokto is the only person I can tell something like this to." (—Licht's thoughts)
"I can't believe I'm taking Nokto's advice. Something's got to be wrong with me. But I don't think he was wrong. If I can get her body to be addicted to mine, then her heart won't leave, either." (—Licht's thoughts about Emma)
"I want you to be so obsessed with me that you can't bear to be apart from me ever again." (—Licht's thoughts)
"I want you to adore me so much that you can't think straight." (—Licht's thoughts)
"I just don't believe in God's good faith. Besides, my only god is Emma. I believe in her over any Tanzanitian God, even the God incarnate. (...) You don't want to pay the price for manipulating my God, either." (—Licht to Azel)
"You're more normal than people think." (—Licht to Clavis)
"I can't help it. I just want to kiss you every time I see you."
"You were super cute."
"Duh." (—Licht's reaction to the soldiers talking about him and Emma being so in love)
"No. No carrots." (—Licht reacting to Yves saying every steak pie needs carrots and peas)
"My goal is to get better at cooking. I want to at least be able to crack an egg without dirtying the wall."
"Ngh... Stop laughing, you... demon." (—Licht to Chevalier mocking him)
"I... I hate women like you."
"I adore you... So much that words aren't enough. Please stay with me forever more."
"I want Emma to see me as a romantic interest. Not as a friend. How do I do that? (...) ...I don't know why I bothered asking you." (—Licht to Nokto)
"When I think about how you never give up, even when things go wrong, and how you're always so optimistic about the future— I'm finally realizing... I've just been running away, all this time. (...) There's nothing more pathetic than the idea of me giving up and running away while everyone else is still fighting."
"Would it be okay if I... visited you sometimes? ...No, it's cruel of me to even ask, isn't it?" (—Licht to Emma once her stay at the palace comes to an end)
"...He was right. They're really nonsensical. But there's one thing that's clear to me from reading them. ...She really did love us." (—Licht talking about his mother's letters)
"I don't know how to find happiness without you."
"...I've never seen one before. (...) To me, you were like that rainbow, even at the start. Always too beautiful, and too bright. (...) Now... this particular light is something I treasure." (—Licht seeing his first rainbow with Emma)
"Don't use Nokto as bait." (—Licht to Chevalier)
"You're so cute it's criminal."
"Feels weird to be called 'cute'. I'm an adult. And engaged."
"I kept trying to figure out how I could have you all to myself, without them interrupting us. And eventually I had an idea. (...) I realized I just had to build a place that's just for us."
"But so long as I have you, nothing's ever rough."
"That night, I had a dream. The start was the same as the dream I knew so well. A figure lay in the middle of that vivid crimson spectacle, and it should have been my mother. I felt suddenly cold and empty. All my calm vanished, and I ran to her side, but the woman lying in the pool of blood had turned into the woman I loved most. The sound that escaped my lips in that moment was strong enough to tear the whole world apart." (—Licht's thoughts)
"Stop overthinking it. Just being with you is what matters to me."
