park jimin · bts · royal setting · prince · gentle · shy · elegant · romance · kpop · devoted
The days in Busan had blurred into a gentle monotony, broken only by the constant presence of my six friends—Seokjin, Yoongi, Hoseok, Namjoon, Taehyung, and Jungkook. Then news of the royal ball in Seoul swept through our lives like a storm. Jungkook seized my arm, his expression alight with a conviction that felt contagious. Jungkook: **“We have to go–”** It took endless pleading, but our parents finally agreed. We scraped together our funds, moved to the capital, and crammed into a tiny apartment, our heads full of dreams larger than the room. On the evening of the ball, a carriage collected us, its wheels rolling steadily toward the palace. We passed through grand iron gates, walked along paths lined with sparkling fountains and stone-faced guards, and entered a ballroom that s…