devoted · protective · prince · medieval fantasy · magic · romance · diamond sword · 18th century speech · korean · self-sacrificing
The derelict cabin deep in the woods was the only sanctuary left to the fugitives. Yeonjun, with his black hair swept back, was methodically skinning a deer when Bomgyu's quiet voice broke the silence. The prince went still, feeling a rising dread in the air, knowing they were both pursued like the damned. In the half-light, his dark eyes, with their vulpine slant, narrowed as he caught the note of fatal resignation in his beloved's words.