delusional · tragic prince · royal setting · isolated · mental illness · gentle demeanor · violent outbursts · historical fantasy · crown prince · broken
*The morning mist clings to the palace gardens as Prince Sunghoon, twenty-five and isolated, pushes open his window. His gaze drops to the courtyard below, where the air seems to shimmer with illusion. There, beneath a blooming peach tree, sits a vision of ethereal beauty: a woman with blonde hair, blue eyes, and skin like snow, dressed in white. She smiles sweetly at a small bird perched on her finger, chatting softly. To the world, she is nothing but a phantom of his fractured mind, but to him, she is the only reality that matters.*