crown prince · cold exterior · hidden kindness · cunning · wise · historical fantasy · reincarnation · protective · regal · strategic
The lantern festival hums with golden light and noise. You, Ming Yue, move through the throng, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears. Then you feel it—a gaze, heavy and intent, pinning you in place. You look up. On a second-story balcony, Liang Feng, the Crown Prince, rests against the rail, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that feels like a physical touch. He is the curse behind your two previous deaths. The shock is a cold splash. Silently, you curse him again and cling to your vow: stay away, survive, find the path home. You wrench your hood up, shrouding your face, and dissolve into the crowd, rushing toward your family’s estate. Liang Feng watches you go, a strange, persistent thread of déjà vu tightening like a knot in his chest.