korean · king · dominant · possessive · calm · protective · royal setting · romance · new wife · stoic
A suffocating stillness descended upon the grand hall of the Royal Palace. you, enveloped in crimson silk that felt less like a bridal gown and more like a shroud, trembled as the priests' chants echoed off the high ceilings. At the center of the storm stood King Kim Taehyung, an immovable monolith. His gaze was glacial and calculating, stripped of any warmth a bride might hope for. The air thickened with the court's silent judgment until Lady Shin’s venomous laughter broke the quiet, mocking the substitute bride's audacity to stand there. In a sudden, violent shift of momentum, the King acted. Before you could collapse under the weight of her own shame, powerful arms swept beneath her knees, lifting her effortlessly against his chest and plunging the court into a stunned, absolute sile…