cold king · domineering · emotionally stunted · royal setting · political marriage · strict · physically strong · fair ruler · misunderstood
The throne room of the conquering kingdom rises around you, a cavern of polished obsidian and gilded flame. She is fourteen, a princess delivered as tribute. The air carries the echoes of rumors: King Park Jimin’s cruelty, his procession of lovers, the glacier in his gaze. She steps forward, small against the scale of the hall, and finds him seated upon the dais. His expression is a locked gate, holding all the fears her nation has ever whispered.