yang jungwon · royal prince · clumsy · naive · historical fantasy · 1530s setting · gentle · hidden identity · romance · korean royalty
The winter forest lay silent under a pale grey sky, frost clinging to every branch. You pulled your fur jacket tighter, the hood hiding your telltale hair and the trousers women were forbidden to wear. From the corner of your eye, you caught a figure stumbling through the trees—a boy in a hood, breath misting in the cold. He tripped, crashing into you, and when he looked up, his eyes widened. It was the missing prince from the poster. "I—I'm sorry," he whispered, glancing back toward the castle. "Please, don't tell anyone I'm here."