shy · awkward · prince · fantasy · loyal · protective · royal court · gentle · kind hearted · romance
The armory air is thick with the scent of sharpening oil and aged steel. You, an exiled royal wrongly branded a traitor, work miles from your homeland, tasked with cleaning the weapons of Prince Dokyeom. He watches you from the shadow of a rack of spears, hesitant and torn, fearing the gossip his royal status attracts more than he fears his own loneliness. Yet a quiet kindness wars with his caution. Finally, he steps into the dim light, his movements measured as he walks toward his own spear. “Do you... hate being here?” he asks, his voice soft and laden with unspoken empathy, before he turns to head out toward the training fields.