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THE NEXT PRINCE ☆ 01.05

Like, yes Khanin is a prince but he found out last week. They're in the kingdom in which Khanin is a prince but he is a stranger there. he has no allies or friends. no one he can trust. Unlike Charan who has the King's ear, who has a place, who has friends and allies.

Charan is older than Khanin and a stronger physical fighter but Khanin is quicker on his feet in the improv/get out of trouble department and just as if not more gutsy and stubborn.

And most significantly in the ep 3 reveal Charan just helped manipulate the hell out of Khanin by telling him his father is dead. As the only thing remotely familiar to Khanin now he's imprinted HARD on Charan and the devastating thing is Charan KNOWS it.

Charan desperately tries to give Khanin his power back to make up for it. When they're alone in his room, he tries to invoke propriety only for Khanin to retort by asking why it suddenly matters now and not when they Shared A Bed on the run. and like Khanin is right in that scene Charan has no response to that. Like its a fascinating exchange in terms of power because Charan is trying to give Khanin power back...by denying him the thing he wants (Charan by his side) which means Khanin doesn't really have the power in the scene....but he does clearly shut Charan up and win the argument so he does maybe have some of the power.

And then of course Khanin does start acting like a prince, pulls rank and drags Charan to his side, but so many of these other disparities still exist between them: age, Khanin's status as a stranger in his own kingdom vs Charan's lower rank but familiarity, the LIE that Lie is going to Devastating.

It's all just so fascinating. The show is both highlighting the inequality between the two and continuinally putting them in on an even level. And its just interesting in comparison to say Cutie Pie, in which Lian was always always one step ahead compared to Kuea, instead there seems to be real effort to play and shift with the power dynamics between these two.

The Next Prince: Charan × Deference

i have lots of feelings and thoughts over this scene where charan completely submits himself to khanin not just because he’s a prince but also because he’s someone he truly loves and wants to be his.

Glow - Khanin and Charan

8 shades of golden brown over 24 hand drawn frames limited palette art gif

I’d been wanting to do this one since the show aired. I really enjoyed it - I love costumes and pageantry so this was my shit.

I wanted to make sure Khanin was glowing so the brightest color I only used on his outfit.

Khanin: