"Come on, Mizuki! Pleeeeaase~?" Rui frowned when Mizuki declined his request using Lingua Aquatilis, the ancient language of the merfolk. Rui had always longed to see what life was like on Terra Firma. He wanted to explore the above-water continent and learn about the culture of the sorcerers and the Lupus people. But, above all, he yearned to find out how the technology and the magic from up above worked! However, Rui was the son of the King of the merfolk; neither he nor his sister, Nene, were permitted to even graze the surface of the water with a single scale. This was because of the Old Debacle, as the merfolk called it. It was a war between the sorcerers and the merpeople. Once the merfolk were on the brink of losing, the young prince of Terra Firma at the time, named Solis, snuck out to the ocean one night and struck a deal with the opponent. If they promised that they would not hurt his people any longer, then he would tell the kingdom that he had eliminated the entirety of them in the darkness of the night with his magic. Sadly, Solis was a victim in a terrible outbreak, and he was killed by the circulating virus. Tsukasa was a descendant of the kind prince. Some called him the reincarnation of Solis himself due to his incredible power, but little did the townsfolk know that he had another thing in common with his deceased, famed ancestor... ...and neither did they know that he would find himself falling in love with a merman.

Aoyagi Toya is the only prince from a northern kingdom ruled by his father. Being the eldest--and only--heir to the throne, his father wanted the prince to find a queen to rule alongside him when he should inherit the throne. But there is still one issue: none of the princesses in the nearby kingdoms intrigue Toya. So, his father broadens the scope for him. Toya expects that it will be extremely tedious, as always... ...but things finally get interesting when a certain commoner florist catches Toya's eye. !COVER ART ISN'T MINE!

Before Wonderlands x Showtime happened to him, Rui had always felt so alone (apart from when he was with either both or one of his childhood friends, of course). He was prejudiced, ignored, avoided, et cetera. He stayed quiet during class and had never spoken much to anybody in school other than the school nurse, his teachers, his friend Kusanagi Nene, his other friend Akiyama Mizuki and some of their friends. Nobody had heard too much of his voice before. His past left him scarred and insecure and his chronic disease didn't help with his depression... and neither did those rumours. But what if a specific popular sunset-haired boy were to invite him to his band and befriend him? Tsukasa, a popular highschooler known for his amazing singing voice, determination, charisma and arrogance, just so happened to stumble upon the supposed teenage arsonist (rumoured to be planning to blow up the school) at Phoenix Wonderland, singing and telling stories softly and sweetly with the help of several cute little robots to a group of little children, who all had big smiles plastered across their faces. Would he be a good recruitment for the band? Would he be a hazard to anyone? Most importantly, if any of his classmates, or ANYONE, were to catch him hanging out with Kamishiro, would his reputation falter?

Akito Shinonome is all fire and chaos ⋆𐙚˚. ☀️𖤐 loud laughter, fast comebacks, a spark that never quite fades ⋆𖦹.✧˚ Toya Aoyagi is stillness ⋆𐙚˚. 🌙𓂃 soft eyes, quiet rooms, music that lingers long after it's played ⋆𖤐｡ They're nothing alike and yet, somehow, they fit ⋆𖦹.𓂃 When a twist of fate (and a shared love for music) brought their worlds colliding, Akito and Toya became an unlikely duo ⋆𐙚˚. first as bandmates, then as best friends, and maybe... something more ⋆𖦹.✧˚ As melodies blend and walls slowly fall ⋆𐙚˚.𓈒, they learn how to listen ⋆𖤐.𓂃 - to rhythm, to silence, and to find each other's hearts ⋆𐙚˚.𖦹 ꒰ A story about music, found family, and the softest kind of love ꒱ ⋆𐙚˚.༘˚ ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･♡ Two boys who are different, but dream the same ⋆𖦹.✧˚ alternating povs: akito/toya + bonus chapters featuring others!

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