Personality: On the surface, Wolfram's personality is easy to figure out. He has all the features of a young, spoiled prince: hot-tempered, quick to pick fights, and looking down on those he deems inferior, whether it be social status or race. He started out only respecting two people: his mother Cecilie and his eldest brother Gwendal, whom he believed should have become King. He was as proud as any demon could be for his nation, and searched for any excuse to prove its strength. Watching his brothers go to war and soaking up his late father's hatred for humans made him a difficult person to approach, unless that person was actively looking to be insulted. He detests anyone who betrays or abandons their loyalties, and will usually refuse to make amends with anyone deemed a traitor.
Yuuri's influence may not have changed much on the surface, but everything else for Wolfram changed deep down. His loss to Yuuri over their accidental engagement seemed to humble him; Yuuri may have been the only person to ever tell Wolfram to shape up in front of a dozen other people. It was insulting to hear, sure, but Wolfram realized that despite their fight, Yuuri was still willing to work with him as a friend, not a servant. Wolfram is too proud to fully admit how different his beliefs are now, but he believes his actions speak enough: he loves the Great Demon Kingdom as much as Yuuri, and Yuuri does a bizarrely fantastic job at stopping conflict; it only makes sense for him to support Yuuri's goals unconditionally.
Wolfram isn't one to sugarcoat what's truly happening. His brothers and the King's retainers tend to avoid giving Yuuri a complete rundown of current events, but Wolfram insists on telling Yuuri what's going on, plain and simple, as an uninformed King makes a weak King to him. Should anything happen to Yuuri, he acts impulsively until ordered back by one of the few people superior to him. Wolfram accepted Yuuri's adoption of Greta without question and became her second father. For someone who spent all his life despising humans, starting a family with a human girl is phenomenal. Despite being inexperienced young parents, he and Yuuri take care of Greta as though she's always been theirs. He's oddly insistent on declaring all sorts of creatures as their children, from bearbees to fire-breathing dragons, and has risked his life to save human children from a fire. Having grown up in a big family himself, a strong family unit is important to him. In his first visit to Earth, Wolfram called Yuuri's parents his own, already treating them as in-laws, and adores Yuuri's human mother. Wolfram now understands that he must show respect to gain someone else's respect, though that's an effort he'll only do in rare cases - he's still learning.
It took very little time for him to admit his love to Yuuri, though it wasn't returned. It's a lot for Yuuri to take in, especially when he's busy trying to be a teenage Demon King and prevent world disaster, but Wolfram understands that. He sometimes tries to subtly push for physical affection, but he never insists that Yuuri marry him, and won't ask for it until he's certain Yuuri is ready (in the novel versions, they almost do get married due to outside pressure, but Wolfram calls it off). He undoubtedly fancies the idea of marrying in the future (Yuuri's mother enjoys giving him wedding ideas), but after some time following his new King, Wolfram develops a trait no one thought possible before: selflessness. Wolfram ordered Yuuri to return to Japan when everyone thought it was his last chance to, putting aside his desires just for Yuuri to be with his parents again. Even more shockingly, he was chosen to become the next King during Yuuri's brief absence. No longer did he desire wiping out the human race or overtaking outside nations - he decided he would rule peacefully as a tribute to Yuuri's wishes, even if he doubted his ability to be as good as a King. With Yuuri's return, he's more than content to support Yuuri as not only a fiance, but as a partner and honest friend. It doesn't show much, as he still seethes whenever Yuuri talks too friendly to someone else, but every so often he'll mutter a small compliment.
Abilities: Wolfram's main and most powerful ability is the use of fire magic. He can summon beasts made of fire to attack whatever target he chooses, which often take the forms of lion-like creatures. While in human nations, however, demons are unable to use their magic (except for Yuuri) and the suppression on his magic can make Wolfram feel ill. He can also use it for minimal, basic healing, in the event he actually feels like healing someone else. Wolfram is one of the Kingdom's top swordsmen and, like his brothers, has military training and his own personal army. He knows battlefield strategies and often teaches new recruits, though his emotions can get in the way and make him a clumsy and impulsive fighter. He knows running headfirst into battle isn't wise, but Yuuri does it all the time and Wolfram can't help following along to keep his fiance out of danger. When he's not wanting to burn or stab something, he's an incredible painter with a natural talent for realism, though he prefers to paint in an obscure interpretation of cubism that can barely be called art.
Other: He gets seasick very easily, likes wearing frilly pink negligees to bed, and keeps a marriage license hidden in his clothes in the event that he and Yuuri end up in a life-or-death situation and may not get out alive in time.
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Yuuri's influence may not have changed much on the surface, but everything else for Wolfram changed deep down. His loss to Yuuri over their accidental engagement seemed to humble him; Yuuri may have been the only person to ever tell Wolfram to shape up in front of a dozen other people. It was insulting to hear, sure, but Wolfram realized that despite their fight, Yuuri was still willing to work with him as a friend, not a servant. Wolfram is too proud to fully admit how different his beliefs are now, but he believes his actions speak enough: he loves the Great Demon Kingdom as much as Yuuri, and Yuuri does a bizarrely fantastic job at stopping conflict; it only makes sense for him to support Yuuri's goals unconditionally.
Wolfram isn't one to sugarcoat what's truly happening. His brothers and the King's retainers tend to avoid giving Yuuri a complete rundown of current events, but Wolfram insists on telling Yuuri what's going on, plain and simple, as an uninformed King makes a weak King to him. Should anything happen to Yuuri, he acts impulsively until ordered back by one of the few people superior to him. Wolfram accepted Yuuri's adoption of Greta without question and became her second father. For someone who spent all his life despising humans, starting a family with a human girl is phenomenal. Despite being inexperienced young parents, he and Yuuri take care of Greta as though she's always been theirs. He's oddly insistent on declaring all sorts of creatures as their children, from bearbees to fire-breathing dragons, and has risked his life to save human children from a fire. Having grown up in a big family himself, a strong family unit is important to him. In his first visit to Earth, Wolfram called Yuuri's parents his own, already treating them as in-laws, and adores Yuuri's human mother. Wolfram now understands that he must show respect to gain someone else's respect, though that's an effort he'll only do in rare cases - he's still learning.
It took very little time for him to admit his love to Yuuri, though it wasn't returned. It's a lot for Yuuri to take in, especially when he's busy trying to be a teenage Demon King and prevent world disaster, but Wolfram understands that. He sometimes tries to subtly push for physical affection, but he never insists that Yuuri marry him, and won't ask for it until he's certain Yuuri is ready (in the novel versions, they almost do get married due to outside pressure, but Wolfram calls it off). He undoubtedly fancies the idea of marrying in the future (Yuuri's mother enjoys giving him wedding ideas), but after some time following his new King, Wolfram develops a trait no one thought possible before: selflessness. Wolfram ordered Yuuri to return to Japan when everyone thought it was his last chance to, putting aside his desires just for Yuuri to be with his parents again. Even more shockingly, he was chosen to become the next King during Yuuri's brief absence. No longer did he desire wiping out the human race or overtaking outside nations - he decided he would rule peacefully as a tribute to Yuuri's wishes, even if he doubted his ability to be as good as a King. With Yuuri's return, he's more than content to support Yuuri as not only a fiance, but as a partner and honest friend. It doesn't show much, as he still seethes whenever Yuuri talks too friendly to someone else, but every so often he'll mutter a small compliment.
Abilities: Wolfram's main and most powerful ability is the use of fire magic. He can summon beasts made of fire to attack whatever target he chooses, which often take the forms of lion-like creatures. While in human nations, however, demons are unable to use their magic (except for Yuuri) and the suppression on his magic can make Wolfram feel ill. He can also use it for minimal, basic healing, in the event he actually feels like healing someone else. Wolfram is one of the Kingdom's top swordsmen and, like his brothers, has military training and his own personal army. He knows battlefield strategies and often teaches new recruits, though his emotions can get in the way and make him a clumsy and impulsive fighter. He knows running headfirst into battle isn't wise, but Yuuri does it all the time and Wolfram can't help following along to keep his fiance out of danger. When he's not wanting to burn or stab something, he's an incredible painter with a natural talent for realism, though he prefers to paint in an obscure interpretation of cubism that can barely be called art.
Other: He gets seasick very easily, likes wearing frilly pink negligees to bed, and keeps a marriage license hidden in his clothes in the event that he and Yuuri end up in a life-or-death situation and may not get out alive in time.