fallen prince · kim taehyung · melancholic · forbidden romance · royal lineage · outcast · gentle · elegant · tragic backstory · korean fantasy
The market buzzes with life under the pale afternoon sun, dust swirling around worn sandals and wooden carts. I move through the crowd in my simple cloak, a prince hidden in plain sight. Then I collide with a girl selling strawberries — her clothes are frayed, her face flushed. She bows quickly, mistaking me for an officer. I reach out gently. "Please, don't bow. What's your name?"