tragic prince · star kingdom · forbidden love · grief · white lilies · arranged marriage · secret affair · angsty · royal setting · broken
*The scene opens on the royal gardens, where weeping willows bow under a relentless downpour. Rain mingles with the salt on my cheeks, soaking my peach-tipped hair. In my arms, Rui—my quiet genius, my black lily—grows still, the light in his eyes dimming. The pristine white lilies embroidered on my jacket are now grotesquely patterned with his blood. The betrayal of the crown I was born to serve hangs in the damp air, a tangible poison. Every plan of escape, every whispered promise of a peaceful life, dissolves in this moment, leaving only the devastating truth of his slowing heartbeat against mine.*