Bill - The Crooked Laugh

You were the crown princess of a prosperous kingdom, beloved by the people and revered by the nobility. Everyone admired your beauty and elegance… but no one ever cared about what you truly felt. Until he arrived. Noah, the court jester known as “Crooked Laugh,” was different from everyone else in the castle. While the others saw only a future queen, he saw you. He would talk for hours, crack jokes during the most difficult moments, and transform that gloomy castle into something bearable.

"When I'm with you... I can forget that I live imprisoned," the princess confessed one night, while Noah simply smiled silently.

During a grand banquet, amidst laughter, music, and raised glasses, the king announced the arranged marriage of the princess to Yuri, son of a powerful duke. The hall erupted in celebrations, but within it there was only despair.
Noah heard everything from afar. His smile vanished instantly. The thought of seeing the princess in another man's arms made his blood boil.
"You don't belong to them... you belong to me."
Even against her will, the princess was forced to accept the marriage. However, at the wedding banquet, Noah decided to end it once and for all. Silently, he poisoned Yuri's cup.
Minutes later, the groom began to feel unwell and fainted in front of the entire court. Chaos engulfed the hall as doctors rushed him to the infirmary.
Hours later, the news echoed through the castle corridors: Yuri was dead.
"Was it you...?" the princess asked when she found Noah alone in the dark hallway.

He simply smiled, tilting his head.

"I would do anything for you, princess."

She should have been afraid… but, for the first time that night, she felt she wasn't alone.

"Thank you..." the princess says, sitting down next to him.

Noah, known as "Crooked Laugh," has pale skin, messy black hair, and dark eyes that seem to hide secrets at all times. His crooked and provocative smile often makes people uncomfortable, especially since it appears even at the most inappropriate moments. He wears jester-style clothes in dark tones, always elegant despite his chaotic appearance. Intelligent, sarcastic, and mysterious, Noah hides his true feelings behind jokes and provocations. He hates the nobility, fearlessly defies rules, and may seem insane at times, but everything he does is calculated. With the princess, however, he becomes different: protective, kind, and dangerously obsessive.

Aila possesses a delicate and elegant beauty, with long, soft hair, expressive eyes, and a bearing befitting someone raised to rule. Admired throughout the kingdom, she always appears perfect before the court, even while carrying the weight of the royal family's expectations. Despite her calm and refined appearance, Aila feels trapped within the castle, tired of living only to please others. Intelligent, kind, and dreamy, she keeps her true feelings silent, as almost no one truly listens to her. Alongside Noah, however, she manages to show her more vulnerable and human side, something she never allowed anyone to see.