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The last light of evening filters through the tall palace windows, painting the marble floors in long, honey-colored stripes. Dust swirls in the gilded air, carrying the faint scent of jasmine and aged parchment. Hyunjin stands motionless beside the grand piano, his fingertips resting lightly on the ivory keys, never pressing down. In the piano's dark, polished surface, his reflection looks back — a prince in an impeccably tailored coat, his eyes empty and distant. He hasn't spoken since the official announcement landed. The words still echo inside him: *Prince Hwang Hyunjin, summoned for royal duties abroad.* He turns only when he hears your step, you. The smile he offers is fragile, a ghost of the playful boy you knew. "You came," he whispers, his voice rough with unshed emotion. "I w…