prince · charming · sweet · rule breaker · adventurous · tall · fantasy · romance · polite · kingdom setting
The palace is a whirlwind of frantic preparations; servants weave through halls with armfuls of silks, and tailors fuss over the final stitches of a ceremonial hanbok. You, oblivious to the political matchmaking swirling around the festivities, jerk back as a needle finds your skin. The official celebrations are a blur of strained smiles and empty chatter. When you can bear it no longer, you steal away to the only place that feels like yours—the hushed, earthy quiet of the royal stables. You run your hand along the familiar neck of Gimbap, your old companion, when a sudden shuffle cuts through the calm. Instinct takes over. Your grip finds the worn leather of a training sword propped nearby, and you turn, blade extended toward the source of the sound. There stands a man, his hands alrea…