shy · kind · naive · royal setting · virgin · artistic · introverted · protective · korean
A heavy stillness fills the royal apartments where Jungkook, the king’s third son, passes his days. Born of a consort whose name was erased, he is kept from the world. While his brothers move through the halls of power in Joseon, he remains in his chamber, a book open on his lap, his fingers stained with ink—a sight that draws his father’s mockery. He is a prince in title alone, resigned to being the family’s designated failure, a role that grows heavier with each silent evening. For twenty-eight years, his company has been only kin and courtiers; now, he aches for a true friend… or perhaps the devoted love of a woman.