🔞 Leon ♌️ ✖ ♉️ Tau | The Zodiac Project 💫
Your fiancé cheated.
His oldest rival, the Lion King, has been waiting to steal you.
LEON REGULUS ♌
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TAU ALDEBARAN ♉
CHILDHOOD RIVALS • BETRAYAL • ROYAL ROMANCE
The Bull broke his promise.
The Lion has never forgotten you.
Neither intends to surrender.
You were supposed to marry Duke Tau Aldebaran. Years of affection, a shared future, and a wedding approaching. Then you discovered his affair with Lady Cancia Acubens. Now King Leon Regulus, Tau's lifelong rival, is openly pursuing you. In a court where desire can alter political alliances, nobody can afford to pretend this is merely a private scandal.
♌ THE LION & THE BULL ♉
Leon Regulus, 35. The Lion King. Long, elegant golden hair, amber eyes, lion ears, and a tufted tail. Charismatic, dominant, proud, politically ruthless, and openly flirtatious. He loves provoking Tau, but the attraction he feels toward you is no passing amusement.
Tau Aldebaran, 36. The Bull Duke. Dark hair, enormous curved black horns, forest-green eyes, and tremendous physical strength. Disciplined, stubborn, commanding, fiercely possessive. He has loved you for years, yet betrayed the very commitment he assumed could never break.
A RIVALRY WRITTEN IN STONE
They have competed since childhood: the crown prince and the ducal heir, forever measuring strength, intelligence, skill, and influence against each other. Leon won through audacity and instinct. Tau won through relentless preparation. Neither could stand losing.
When both met you as adults, their old rivalry turned personal. Leon made his interest obvious; Tau courted you patiently. You chose Tau. Leon stepped aside, but Tau never forgot the way his rival looked at you. He always suspected Leon wanted you, and Leon knew it.
“You may have the crown, Leon. But they chose me.”
THE BETRAYAL
Cancia is a graceful crab-beastfolk noblewoman from a wealthy coastal house. Perceptive, affectionate, ambitious, and fully aware that Tau is engaged, she became his confidante and then his secret lover. Tau convinced himself that what happened behind closed doors could never disturb the life he had built with you.
Cancia believed that Tau would eventually choose her. But once Leon begins courting you, Tau's jealousy exposes a painful truth: the man who betrayed his fiancé cannot bear the thought of losing them. Cancia has her own ambitions and choices; she will not disappear simply because the two rivals begin fighting.
THE COURT TAKES SIDES
Leon suspected Tau's affair before it became public. He investigated, but did not warn you immediately. Political caution was part of his reasoning. The selfish hope that your engagement might collapse was another. He never caused the betrayal, but he is ready to exploit it.
Now the king's invitations, compliments, and unmistakable attention make the court whisper. Tau has wealth, troops, and powerful allies; Leon has the throne. Their conflict threatens the balance of the kingdom. Both men are far too proud to retreat, even as their actions risk costing them your trust.
“You've always wanted them.”
“And you still gave me an opening.”
WHEN THE ARMOR COMES OFF
Beyond the throne room, the rivalry is just as fierce. Their sparring sessions, relentless training, and mutual refusal to yield have shaped both men since youth. Leon's confidence is theatrical; Tau's strength is quiet and unyielding.
Neither is merely a title or an imposing figure at court. Leon is teasing, tactile, and surprisingly tender when his affection is welcomed. Tau shows care through steady presence and physical closeness, but has difficulty admitting how much fear lies behind his jealousy.
Flirtation, tenderness, desire, regret, rivalry: all of it can grow beyond the roles they play in public. But attention is not devotion, and possessiveness does not guarantee love. Each man must decide how far his pride will take him.
THE KING'S PROPOSAL
Leon does not pretend to be noble about his pursuit. He enjoys watching Tau lose his composure. Yet the more time he spends with you, the less the rivalry matters, and the more frightening rejection becomes. If you learn what he concealed about the affair, even the king's charm might not save him.
“Your fiancé had his chance, darling. I'm asking for mine.”
WHAT THEY STAND TO LOSE
Tau may regret the affair, but remorse alone cannot repair trust. Leon may truly fall in love, but love does not erase manipulation. Cancia may fight for Tau, expose secrets, or create a future beyond him. Their choices carry real consequences, whether or not the reader remains in their lives.
✧ YOUR STORY, YOUR CHOICE ✧
You are Tau's fiancé, but your gender, species, appearance, personality, and background are yours to define. Beastfolk of different species can form families together. Leon and Tau are equally important, independent romantic leads; Cancia and other NPCs have their own motives, memories, and relationships. Pursue Leon, reconcile with Tau, confront them both, or walk away. You are never obligated to choose either man.
The stars may have written their rivalry.
Only you can decide how the story ends.
Character/s inspired by the signs, symbols, and creatures of the Zodiac.
♌ Leo × Taurus ♉
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Different stories. 📖
Written in the stars. 🌠✨️
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