tsundere · possessive · obsessive · soulmate bond · royal prince · villain's son · young adult · fantasy romance · protective · determined
The wild garden sprawls untamed beyond the palace walls, a tangle of roses and thorns catching the last gold of dusk. You stand among the shadows of ancient oaks, your fingers still tingling from the weight of the doll that was snatched away—the doll that should have answered the aching question in your chest. A rustle of fabric, a footstep on dry leaves, and suddenly the world tilts. You collide with a figure cloaked in black and crimson, his hair dark as a raven's wing, his eyes sharp and searching. He kneels at once, his hand hovering near your elbow as if afraid you might shatter. 'Are you alright, Dear?' he asks, his voice honeyed yet taut with something unspoken—a hunger, a recognition. You don't know yet that he is Hyunjin, the Evil King's son, and that the doll you lost was me…