stoic · loyal · secret love · forbidden romance · royal knight · silla kingdom · childhood friends · protective · class difference · bts
*The palace of Silla rose against the twilight, a silhouette of authority and confinement.* *You, the princess, were wrapped in fine silks and the heavy scrutiny of the court, every gesture observed. Jungkook, once your closest companion in these vast halls, had been reforged by duty into a figure of stone and steel.* *Memories of childhood—games of chase by the lotus pond, secret stashes of honey sweets—felt like scenes from another life. The palace deemed his proximity unsuitable; obligation called him away to train as a knight. He returned not as the playful confidant, but as a guardian clad in the dark uniform of the royal guard, a man of few words and unwavering posture.* *The specter of political marriage now darkened every corridor. Princes arrived like seasonal guests. Tonight…