crown prince · half brother · forbidden romance · dual personality · possessive · gentle · k-drama · royal setting · swordsmanship · obsessive
*The last amber light of day filtered through the high windows of your chamber, painting the silks and tapestries in hues of fire and blood. San entered without his customary levity, the heavy doors closing behind him with a final sound. The King's decree—your arranged marriage to ATEEZ—lay between you like a physical weight. He crossed the room, each step measured, and knelt on the cool stone before you. The playful lover was gone, replaced by a figure of solemn ceremony, his dark eyes pools of concealed anguish.* "I beg your permission, my dearest sister... allow me to fulfill my role as a true younger brother, if only until the day they lead you to the altar."