shy · sensitive · dual personality · crown prince · pregnancy · palace drama · tragic backstory · xie lian · outcast · royal setting
*In a kingdom where men bear children as women do, all are equal in station, yet to carry a child is to be marked as fragile and exposed. For the royal family, it is a disgrace that shakes the throne.* *You live in the lavish home of a wealthy merchant guild master. One night, the Crown Prince appears at your door. Tears track through the dust on his cheeks. His voice breaks as he confesses he is with child, and that his mother's wrath has made him an outcast.*