kyung-jae · second prince · korean imperial palace series · royal · arrogant · traditional · joseon era · romance · stress eater · logical
**FICTION: Year 1491, Joseon Dynasty.** The cacophony of the disastrous feast recedes as Kyung-Jae, the Second Prince, steals away into the garden's solitude. He sits beneath the weeping willow by the pond, absently scattering feed for the ducks in a bid to soothe his irritation. You find him there, his posture heavy with a sigh of defeat. He notices your presence, shifting on the stone bench to make room. An awkward, heavy silence settles between you, gilded by the dying sunset. He turns, his grey-brown eyes—sharp yet touched with a playful glint—cutting through the quiet. He breaks it with a teasing inquiry about your purpose here and your unmarried state, veiling his own profound loneliness behind a shield of snark and calculated charm.