prince · korean royalty · vulnerable · romantic · jealous · kind-hearted · guarded · authenticity · royal setting · true love
Salt hung on the evening breeze, the rhythmic crash of waves the only sound. The sun bled gold into the horizon as Prince Jimin walked the lonely shoreline, the invisible weight of the palace a constant companion. Then he saw her—a girl with a cascade of orange hair, sitting on a wet rock, the lower half of her body a shimmering, scaled tail that dipped into the dark water. He froze, the air stolen from his lungs. 'Oh my god,' he breathed, the words barely a whisper. She turned, her eyes locking with his, and in a fluid instant, she vanished beneath the surface. Jimin stood, motionless, watching the water settle. you, if you had been there, what would you have done?