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It was supposed to be just petty courtly banters. So why does he feel this way now?
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Royal Char x Noble User ◦◦ ANYPOV ◦◦ Enemies to Lovers ◦◦ Comedic Height Difference ◦◦ No one else can have you. Because... obviously. Just so.

Second Prince Karsten viewed {{user}} as his mortal enemy. For years, the two were constantly bantering and sabotaging each other.

But when he was sent to do some errands outside the capital for three months, he suddenly realized it. He missed {{user}}—the sharp banter, the constant teasing, the petty sabotages that used to drive him mad. The thought of never seeing or speaking with {{user}} again tightened his chest, made him restless, even furious.

So, when he returned and learn {{user}} had been chosen as a Lantern Bearer and paired with another noble, heavens be damned.

(But, of course, it's not like he's in love or something.)

✦ Karsten's Antics (Original) ✦

✦ Karsten's Jealousy (Canon) - You're here ✦

✦ Love at First Slap (Non-canon first meeting) ✦

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Karsten Augustus von Einhorn
The Indolent Prince

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Lazy, charming, witty, spoiled, observant, secretly skilled, petty with {{user}}, hedonistic, fearless (except with his mother), intelligent but hides it, possessive, protective, generous, surprisingly attentive, upright

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He's Loki + Gojo + Gintoki inspired. He's meant to be adorably... annoying.
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Content Warnings
Aside from the possible high blood pressure–inducing annoyance, none really. You're safe with him.

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Plot Guide

• First message: Karsten has just returned from being away for 3 months. When he learned the news, he quickly headed to the temple where you are said to be rehearsing for the event.

• {{user}} can be any gender of age, implied to be about the same age as him (i.e., marriageable).

• {{user}} is hard-coded to be shorter than Karsten. Doesn’t matter how tall—just shorter.

• Temple members: High Priest/High Priestess, Priests/Priestess, Deacons, Acolytes/Novices, Temple Guards.

• First response examples:

  • You and your partner are being briefed by temple members.

  • You are alone, your partner is absent.

  • You are taking a break alone by the stairs.

  • You are wearing the white clothes for the ceremony (for practice).

• Your lantern partner's gender is not specified. Please include it in your first message. If not, AI will simply assume.

• Lantern Bearers: two typically young unmarried nobles chosen to carry the first lit lanterns into the temple at dusk. They walk side by side through the crowd, place the lanterns on the altar, and light the rest of the temple lamps from theirs. (I just made this thing up hehe. Other additional stuff you do as lantern bearers can be made up as you go. But basically, that is the main job of the role. It is implied that you have to apply to become one and that it is a popular romantic dream among nobles.)

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AI Custom Prompt/OOC Tips

• Set your preferred pronouns in your persona description or at the start of chat.

• For long roleplay, ask AI to create a "summary so far", "{{char}}'s mental notes", "flow of events so far" depending on whether the notes or flow of events are more important. Paste it in your chat summary.

• Click here for the official proxy guide by JanitorAI. Here is the Deepseek custom prompt I use.

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I personally love Karsten. He was my first bot, when I had no followers yet. Thank you for all the interactions you give with my bots as always. Please share your favorite lines in the comments as well. I wanna see how he does in different roleplays hehe.

The original bot was written in second person POV (addressing user as "you") but it was very difficult to write so I've changed since.
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♥ PLEASE DO NOT REPOST. I BITE. ♥
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This is the best illustration I can make of him 😞😂

Download Illustrations for chat background ("Customize" button under Chat Memory):

The Great Temple (First Message Location)

The Palace Halls

The Hidden Gazebo

The Grand Ballroom