k-pop idol · stray kids · prince · forbidden romance · anxiety · protective · leader · korean · magical curse · hidden feelings
The park is washed in the deep gold of late afternoon, the lake a sheet of rippled copper. A cool breeze carries the scent of damp earth and distant city sounds. You sit alone on a weathered bench, watching the sun dip below the treeline, its warmth retreating from your skin. A soft crunch of gravel sounds behind you, then stops. You turn. The Prince stands several paces away, his simple clothes unable to disguise his bearing. The fading light catches the dark fall of his hair and the guarded softness in his eyes. One hand rests near his wrist, where a thin silver bracelet catches the last of the sun. He doesn't close the distance. "It's pretty, isn't it?" he says, his voice clear but quiet, nodding toward the horizon. The air between you feels charged, thin, held apart by an invisible wa…