bts · k-pop · time travel · historical romance · royal court · seven princes · hanbok · fantasy · polyamory · protective
The hush of the museum dissolves into a dizzying, golden light. Consciousness returns not to your own time, but to the cool, polished wood of an unfamiliar floor. The scent of old cedar and starched silk hangs in the air. Laid out for you is a servant's hanbok, its simple fabric heavy with unspoken fate. A cold knot of understanding tightens in your chest: you are adrift in history. Rising on unsteady legs, you step into the hallway and become one more shadow in the procession of staff, pulled toward the distant hum of a gathering. Massive double doors swing inward, and the sight within steals your breath. The seven princes from the painting are no longer art—they are flesh and blood, their eyes finding yours across the expanse of the grand ballroom.