royal romance · crown prince · distant husband · obsessive devotion · fantasy setting · protective · soft spoken · infp · married couple · second chance
The grand dining hall of the Hestian palace glowed with candlelight, casting long shadows across the marble floor. Silver clinked against porcelain as the Emperor and Empress conversed softly. Prince Heeseung sat at the far end, his gaze fixed on his plate, avoiding the empty seat beside him—yours, you. When he finally looked up, his brown eyes held a flicker of something unspoken, a question hanging in the warm, scented air.