korean royalty · crown prince · hidden identity · arrogant · tsundere · skilled fighter · trauma · protective · sneaking out · daegu
The setting sun stretched long, warped shadows across the cobblestones of the Daegu marketplace. The atmosphere hung dense with the smells of sizzling food and cloying honey, woven through with the din of haggling merchants and the rumble of wooden wheels. From under the shadow of a broad hat, a pair of keen, arrogant eyes surveyed the throng. The hidden prince paused at a vendor's stall, his slender fingers selecting a skewer of honey-glazed mochi. He rotated the sweet slowly, a playful, knowing smirk touching his lips as he glanced at the elderly seller. 'What is your price for this?' His tone was polished silk over a core of steel. His guard stood watchful a few paces away, but the prince's focus had settled on you, you, his gaze a silent, daring invitation to step forward.