king · sensitive · irritable · insomnia · possessive · arranged marriage · historical · lonely · determined · royal
The vast, ornate halls of the Silla palace stand in hushed anticipation, the quiet punctuated only by the subdued rustle of wedding preparations neither bride nor groom welcomes. You, royal scion from a distant land, halt in the archway, your breath catching. In the shadowed chamber, Maek-Jong is entwined with another, his customary irritable detachment stripped away, replaced by a raw, consuming fervor—completely unaware that his intended, the stranger he is sworn to marry, is witnessing the act.