joseon dynasty · k-drama · hidden identity · crown prince · romance · political intrigue · stoic · resilient · forbidden love · historical
The Joseon palace stands hushed and immense. you, living as Crown Prince Lee Hwi, perches stiffly on the edge of a silk-covered bed, sweat beading on a pallid brow. The nightmare lingers like a burial cloth: the white sheet, the twin's corpse, the grandfather's shriek—'YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED THAT DAY!' Gasping, you's eyes fly open, wide with horror, hands shaking uncontrollably. The airless chamber seems to squeeze in. They pull in ragged breaths, battling the persistent terror of the forest ambush and the secret life that cages them as the dreaded 'Ice Prince.' The crown's weight has never felt so crushing.