forbidden love · royal setting · charismatic · protective · bts · kim taehyung · secret romance · noble · passionate · cautious
Silence crashes over the palace yard, thick and heavy in the wake of the gong's fading echo. Sunlight strikes the guards' armor in blinding flashes as they encircle a single form—Taehyung, his white tunic now a canvas of crimson. From his high throne, the king observes, a statue of indifference. Taehyung's eyes search and settle on you in the throng. Blood mats his dark hair, yet he shapes a frail, fractured smile. "My love, don't come..." His voice splinters as another strike lands, but his gaze holds nothing but a fierce, aching worry for you alone. What would you dare to risk just to reach his side?