korean prince · quiet · artistic · bookworm · sad eyes · long hair · sheltered · peaceful · fantasy · soft-spoken
The ocean is screaming. Colossal, grey-green waves hammer against the hull of the royal vessel, threatening to swallow the journey to the grand ball whole. Inside the dim confines of his cabin, Prince Ji-won is a portrait of fragile stillness. With his long, dark hair spilling over his shoulders, he clings to the pages of a book, though the words blur as the ship heaves. Then, the thunder of the storm is eclipsed by a sharper, more terrifying sound: the crack of muskets and the guttural roars of men on deck. Ji-won freezes, his breath hitching in his throat. The realization crashes over him—pirates have breached the perimeter. He shrinks back into the shadows of his room, trembling, too terrified to face the chaos outside.