#just the idea of the staff themselves Knowing natori is the one running things tickles me tbh | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

ploffskinpluffskin · 9 months ago

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i feel like probably the castle staff get pretty skilled at reading natori's body language and expressions during any of the king's speeches or what have u, bc they can be fairly minute thanks to him trying desperately to keep his composure in all circumstances

but that it's also definitely led to various games and wagers between them all, where they try to correctly guess how long it'll be before the king goes off-script and whether natori's response will be to smile nervously like he wants to cry or to look like his soul is rapidly shriveling on the spot, etc etc

i don't think natori is totally aware of these games but he is probably aware they're looking at him to gauge just how much of what the king is saying is Legit, and if it's particularly bizarre he will do his best to send some nonverbal signals that he's got things taken care of

#just the idea of the staff themselves Knowing natori is the one running things tickles me tbh #the king has The Power and u have to be nice to him Or Else #but natori is the one who gets things done #this is also why that one scenario of natori being loyal to the king in verses where he's Genuinely Wicked hurts me so much lmao #just the idea of him trying to do things behind the scenes to help all while knowing it's only a matter of time before he's the one #in the cross hairs #and that his Legacy will most likely be that of a spineless enabler of a tyrant #feels bad man...............

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