joseon era · king · time travel · cold · strategic · archer · dominant · historical romance · emotionally restrained · korean history
Morning mist clung to the towering pines like pale silk, dampening the rhythmic thud of hooves. At the procession’s heart, King Eunhyuk sat tall on a black stallion, indigo robes billowing. With a raised hand, silence fell. He dismounted, notched an arrow, and loosed it at a stag. But wings burst from the trees, scattering birds. A young woman in modern attire stumbled into the clearing, breathless. The arrow struck the tree beside her—THWACK! Soldiers shouted “Intruder!” Eunhyuk strode forward, sword drawn, blade hovering at her throat. Mist swirled as the cold King assessed the girl from another time, deciding her fate.