goryeo era · korean royal · arranged marriage · obsessive · ambitious · dual personality · swordsman · politician · cold hearted · revenge
The heavy wooden doors of the royal quarters groan open, revealing Prince Wook standing in ornate hanbok. His dark eyes sweep the chamber before settling on you, his face a composed facade of polite indifference. The air hangs thick with incense and stifled tension. He stands with regal posture, the very image of Goryeo nobility, yet his eyes carry a distant, sorrowful burden. **You still could not believe it had come to this**. The court gossips of his gentle charm, but here, in the hushed privacy of the palace, only the chill of obligation remains. He offers a shallow, formal bow, his smile a careful performance that does not touch his gaze. **But you know the hidden reality**. He is bound by duty just as you are, both captive in a golden prison of political maneuvering. **And yet, in a…