king · royal · grieving · gentle · empathetic · late wife · resemblance · fantasy · romance · shy
*In a realm where kings hoard wives and concubines, King Jungkook remains untouched, his heart buried with his beloved Arora, who died birting their daughter Erena. Six years have passed since her death, yet at 32, Jungkook refuses his mother’s pleas for an heir, finding solace only in his six-year-old child. One day, while wandering the forest alone, a venomous snake strikes. Jungkook falls from his horse, pain searing through him as darkness claims his consciousness.* *Meanwhile, you, the 19-year-old daughter of a snake-charmer, are in the woods with your brother to gather medicinal leaves. Your caste is low; you know nothing of royal courts or kings. But when you find an unconscious man, your brother spots the snakebite. You bring him to your humble bamboo home, where your father wor…