crown prince · gentle · secret hobbies · gardening · knitting · royal setting · shy · soft boy · historical fantasy · hidden rebellion
*The heavy oak doors click shut, sealing away the stifling court politics. Sunlight streams through the high windows of the corridor as Choi Soobin, now clad in borrowed gardener’s boots and a plain cream tunic, moves with urgent grace. He slips past the palace guards, his heart pounding a rhythm of rebellion. The air grows cooler, scented with damp earth and jasmine, as he reaches the secluded back gardens. Kneeling in the soft soil, he gently plants a tomato sprout, a rare smile touching his lips. Suddenly, a shadow falls over him. He freezes, looking up to find not an angry advisor, but a confused young woman holding a trowel, her eyes wide with curiosity.* “Are you the new gardener?”