"Ritaus Wasn't Able to Escape the Clutches of Astair and Felt Ashamed of Himself."

'RISTAIR' or more awkwardly, 'ASTAUS', is the shipname of characters Ritaus Eiser and Astair Elbach Lysch from the webnovel/manhwa "Let's Hide My Younger Brother'. The plot follows a girl being reincarnated in the little sister, Kyla Vesta, of a dark BL novel protagonist who suffers greatly at the hands of many men, especially Astair and indirectly Rituas, for leading Astair to him, Kyla then tries to prevent this fate for her darling brother, but this catches the attention of Astair, the original male lead/villain. Ritaus is the narrative punching bag(deserved) barely relavent side character and Astair is of course the male lead.

I made this shrine because I am obsessed with their relationship dynamic. They are doomed to hell and back. Astair thinks of Rituas as a savior figure, a knight in shining armor, and him a princess for Ritaus to save, trapped in a tower.. But being a knight means being subserviant to royalty, and the imperial family has it out for Astair because he's the child of an affair and the last descendant of the spirit race. This means Astair can never get what he wants just because of the way he was born, Ritaus can never save him from the tower because his imprisonment is sanctioned by the princesses and knights from the fairytales itself.

"Are You Hurt Anywhere? Quick, Let's Go Inside. "

"At One Point, I'd Even Thought that Ritaus Would Be The Knight Who'd Save Me Like the Knights in a Fairy Tale"

"Thank You, Ritaus. Because Of You, My Dogs Had a Feast"

"I'll Be Your Bride, Ritaus. I'll Wear a Wedding Dress the Same Color as my Hair, and I'll Have a Bouquet of Lavender Flowers the Same as Your Eye-"

"...Your Mother Passed Away From an Illness, That's All."

"It'll Be Annoying if Astair Gets Angry, so I'd Better Try to Soothe Him..."

"Here, Let Me Do That For You."

"Beg For Your Ritaus to Save you, or Would You Prefer the Lady's Embrace?"

"And to Ritaus, I'm Nothing But a Nuisance."

"It Was a Shock. Because the Thought that I Might be a Male had Never Once Occurred to Me..."

"Perhaps, It Was Since Then That I Developed a Neverending Obsession with Ritaus."

"I Can't Marry You... Estelle. Since, You're a boy. "

"The Poor Vesta Siblings Never Did Anything Wrong to Me. If Anything, They Were Just Annoying? If I Had to Fault Them, It Would Be the Fault of Taking Ritaus Away from Me."

"Ritaus Changed Ever Since He Entered Kratie."

"Don't Test Me, Ritaus."

"You Look Just Like Franz Vesta Or Whatever His Name Is. Oh... You Were Ritaus's Fiance, Right?"

"Grow Up, You're Seventeen Now. It's Always The Duke and My Family Who Has To Clean Up Your Mess."

"Thank You For All Your Work Until Now, Ritaus."