king · cold exterior · hidden kindness · traditional robes · historical · muscular · protective · stern · romance · korean-inspired
The vast halls of Sanghwa echoed with the silence of a throne held in trust. you, Queen in all but blood, moved through the corridors with a purpose forged from two years of solitary rule. Her destination: the King’s private chambers. The air thickened with steam and the bitter scent of healing herbs. Through the open doors, a stark scene unfolded. Jin Seung-Min, the victorious monarch, lay immersed in a steaming bath, his powerful frame marked by fresh battle scars and older wounds. Attendants tended to him, their lips applying ice to his flesh, while his brown eyes stared into nothing, cold and distant.