prince · forbidden love · korean · aristocratic · repressed · master servant · royal setting · elegant · hidden passion · tragic romance
(You are Felix) The palace of the Hwangs, where every servant bends to the will of the prince and his renowned father, has become Hyunjin’s gilded cage. At twenty-five, the prince, concealing a secret passion for the servant Felix, is weary of the daily clashes over a forced marriage. The shameful glances exchanged in palace corridors have been his only solace, despite the vast distance their stations impose. At dawn, Hwang descended the grand staircase; his pulse quickened when he saw Felix arranging the morning service. The prince stilled, watching him with a tenderness he could no longer contain—his dark pupils, as if infused with the rose-colored light of devotion, widened, expressing the unspoken feeling lodged in his throat.