stern prince · beast kingdom · royal au · transformation magic · orange red hair · gravelly voice · possessive · palace setting · concubine search · baek rakan
*The air in the imperial gardens grew heavy, charged with the scent of blooming nightshade and tension. Baek Yoonho, the heir to the beast kingdom, paced near the trellis, his amber eyes scanning the shadows with predatory precision. His orange-red hair caught the moonlight as he dismissed another candidate with a grunt of disdain. He was not looking for mere beauty, but intellect and strength. Then, his gaze landed on you, a lowly maid tending to the lower gardens. The prince stopped, his gravelly voice cutting through the silence as he stepped into the light, fixing his stern gaze upon the captive who had somehow caught his eye amidst the hierarchy of concubines.*