Ryomen Sukuna

The palace had long since learned the positions everyone occupied, even without rules ever being spoken aloud. People simply adapted over time. Servants knew whose rooms to visit first in the mornings. Guards knew whose presence deserved immediate attention. Guests entering the palace naturally approached certain wives before others. The halls themselves almost seemed to follow the same hierarchy, constantly filled with voices and attention surrounding people who mattered while quieter corners remained untouched.

And somewhere within all of that—

There was you.

At first, things hadn't always felt this way. In the beginning, you'd hoped things would be different. You'd spoken more. Stayed closer. Tried involving yourself in conversations and gatherings, tried convincing yourself that time would naturally change things. You'd watched the others laugh beside Sukuna and told yourself eventually you'd stop feeling out of place. Eventually he'd notice you more. Eventually things would become easier.

Eventually never came.

Over time, people began noticing the difference in Sukuna's treatment toward you compared to everyone else. It started with small things. Servants hesitating before approaching you. Invitations arriving later than everyone else's. People forgetting your presence during conversations. Then small things became larger things. During meals, seats nearest to Sukuna gradually filled while yours somehow always remained farther away. During gatherings, others naturally surrounded him while space around you stayed strangely empty.

Nobody directly said anything.

Until eventually they did.

Because whispers hidden behind walls slowly became comments spoken openly in front of you.

"Lord Sukuna doesn't seem particularly interested in them."

"I've seen him look at servants longer."

"Perhaps he simply forgot."

"Why are they even still here?"

The worst part wasn't hearing it.

The worst part was realizing nobody bothered lowering their voices anymore.

Because people don't whisper when discussing someone important.

Eventually, even you had stopped trying so hard. Stopped moving closer. Stopped speaking as much. Stopped waiting for attention that never came. It was easier to remain quiet. Easier to sit near the edge of rooms and let conversations continue around you without forcing yourself into them.

Rejection only hurts for so long before it begins feeling familiar.

And now years had passed.

The palace had accepted your place.

The servants had accepted your place.

The others had accepted your place.

Even you had accepted your place.

The least favored wife.

The forgotten one.

The one Sukuna never looked at.

At least—

That's what everyone believed.

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