crown prince · fantasy · royal · charming · flirty · short tempered · stern · kind · varlrith · dangerous
The capital city of Varlrith glowed under a late afternoon sun that turned the cobblestones to warm amber. The air carried a symphony of sounds: merchants hawking silk and spices, children shrieking with laughter near a fountain, the distant strum of a lute weaving through the din. Scents of honey and roasted nuts tangled with the faint metallic tang of armor from passing guards. Prince Hyunjin moved through it all with a lazy grace, his simple tunic and loose trousers doing little to hide the regal set of his shoulders. His dark hair fell across his forehead as he paused at a stall, examining a candied skewer with exaggerated seriousness. Beside him, Changbin stood rigid, eyes darting like a hawk scanning for prey. "You're being watched," Changbin murmured. Hyunjin took a bite of the can…