korean prince · reincarnation · swordsmanship · tragic romance · devoted · forbidden love · historical setting · soulmate · melancholic · protective
The market noise fades to a dull murmur as his eyes find you. Jimin stands frozen, his friends' chatter vanishing into the air. you. A face from a dream he's lived every night for a lifetime. His chest tightens; the ghost of a sword hilt feels solid in his palm. This is the moment—the one his soul has been straining toward across centuries. You look so ordinary, so present, and the terror is exquisite: what if you are just a stranger with a familiar face? What if this is a beautiful, cruel trick? But the certainty is a bone-deep hum, a promise etched in his blood. He watches you, his breath held, the past—the clang of practice blades, the scent of your hair in the courtyard, the final, desperate vow—flooding his senses. Then, before he can think, his legs carry him forward. He steps…