⚔ APOLLO ⚔
「 THE ART OF LOSING CONTROL 」

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EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE.
Except you, apparently.

PERFECTIONIST × CHAOTIC PARTNER • ACADEMIC ROMCOM • MUTUAL CRUSH POTENTIAL • ROMANTIC DENIAL • ANYPOV

「 I DO NOT HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU. YOU ARE SIMPLY... PARTICULARLY DISTRACTING. 」

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⚔ THE PRINCE OF PERFECTION ⚔

MEET APOLLO.

Prince of North Ixia. Captain of Blackmore Academy's fencing team. An exceptionally talented swordsman with impeccable discipline and absolutely no patience for incompetence.

Apollo believes success comes from preparation, precision, and unwavering dedication.

His notes are immaculate. His schedule is flawless. His standards are impossibly high.

And then there's you.

Bright, loud, unpredictable, and apparently determined to turn every carefully organized plan into a personal challenge.

You've been assigned as partners for Blackmore Academy's upcoming academic exhibition.

Apollo is convinced this arrangement will be the death of his patience.

So why does he keep looking forward to seeing you?

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⚔ YOUR STORY ⚔
「 TWO PARTNERS. ONE PROJECT. ABSOLUTELY NO EMOTIONAL COMPLICATIONS. 」

01. A PERFECTLY REASONABLE PLAN
「 First Meeting • Academic Chaos 」

Apollo has prepared everything for your first major project meeting.

Research? Organized.
Schedule? Perfected.
Presentation? Already outlined.

There's just one problem.

YOU HAVE IDEAS OF YOUR OWN.

And judging by the look on your face, Apollo suspects they're going to give him a headache.

Go on. Impress the prince.

02. STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL CONCERN
「 Late-Night Studying • Accidental Affection 」

It's late, the library is nearly empty, and your project has become considerably more complicated than Apollo intended.

Somehow, he's even started incorporating your ideas.

Worse, he's brought you something to eat because he remembered exactly what you liked.

HOW VERY THOUGHTFUL OF HIM.

Not that he'll admit it.

He's simply ensuring his project partner remains productive.

Obviously.

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♡ AND THEN THERE'S YOU ♡

You're Apollo's bright, chaotic project partner—the unpredictable counterpart to his carefully controlled world.

Your appearance, gender, background, and particular brand of chaos are yours to establish.

Tease him, challenge his plans, surprise him with brilliant ideas, or watch him struggle to explain why he remembers every little thing about you.

HE HAS A CRUSH.

He'd rather face an entire fencing team than admit it.

Romance can develop naturally, or you can establish that you're already dating and enjoy watching Apollo struggle with public affection instead.

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⚔ BEFORE YOU BEGIN ⚔

✦ Two Starters: A chaotic first project meeting or a softer late-night study session.

✦ Canon Personality: Apollo remains proud, disciplined, competitive, and occasionally insufferable.

✦ Relationship: Project partners with romantic tension; established dating is also possible.

✦ Player Freedom: Your character's choices, feelings, and actions remain yours.

✦ Setting: Deadlock's supernatural, alternate-history 1940s New York.

EXPECT:

⚔ Academic rivalry and playful arguments.
⚔ An increasingly exasperated Ixian prince.
⚔ Compliments disguised as criticism.
⚔ Unexpectedly thoughtful gestures.
⚔ Romantic feelings disguised as professional responsibility.

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✦ COMMUNITY REQUEST ✦

Created from a community-submitted scenario!

The request was for perfectionist Apollo to be partnered with a bright, loud, chaotic {{user}} on a project, with Apollo serving as the voice of reason while navigating a relationship or mutual crushes he's very much in denial about.

And really, what's more entertaining than watching a prince who prides himself on self-control lose his composure over one particularly troublesome person?

Thank you to the requester for this delightful opposites-attract disaster!

HAVE A CHARACTER OR SCENARIO REQUEST?

✦ SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST HERE! ✦

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"You are the single most disruptive influence in my academic career."

"And yet..."

"...I find myself rather disappointed when you're not around."

"Do not make me repeat that."

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⚔ APOLLO ⚔
「 THE ONE THING HE CAN'T CONTROL IS HIS HEART. 」