ethereal ;; jakehoon

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*Sunghoon's pov*

I was studying when my brother Sunoo walks into the room screaming:

S: "Hyung, our father wants us in the salon now, so leave those poor books alone for a moment and come"
ME: "I'm coming, stop screaming"
S: "It was just to make sure you listened to me" says Sunoo with an innocent smile on his face

My brother and I are completely different, he is rebellious and loud and I am more introverted and silent. I leave my room and we both go into the salon, where we see our father, KimSeojun, already sitting on one of the sofas. He is one of the most famous and influential nobles in the whole kingdom and has also been a friend of the king for a long time.

ME: "Here we are Father, what did you want to tell us?"
F: "Tonight the king is giving a royal ball to allow Prince Jake, his son, to find his soul mate, who could be either a boy or a girl. I just received the invitation to the ball for us, but for work reasons I will not be able to be there. In return, your cousin Jungwon will come with you"
S. "Jungwonie? Seriously? And when is he coming?"
JW: "I'm right here" says Jungwon coming out from behind the door
S: "JUNGWONIE!" says Sunoo literally jumping on him
JW: "Hi Sunoo, hi Sunghoon"
ME: "Hi Jungwonie, happy to see you"
JW: "Always on those books Sunghoon?" says Jungwon hugging me
ME: "Obviously"
S: "The day Sunghoon hyung will not be on the books it will rain wine"
ME: "Very funny Sunoo, seriously"
F: "All right, now go upstairs and get ready for the party, do I have to send James to help you or you do it yourself?"
JW: "Thanks Uncle, but we can do it alone"
F: "Ok, perfect. Now go, I want you ready here in 3 hours, James will take you to the palace"
S: "Ok Father, thank you"

We all go upstairs to get ready and, as we dress, we make assumptions about what a royal ball might be like since we've never been there. After three hours we go down to the garden where we see James waiting for us in front of our carriage. When we are all inside, we head towards the castle in silence, each in their own thoughts. The way is not very long and after about twenty minutes we arrive in front of the huge doors of the castle. James helps us to get off, he tells us that he will be back to pick us up at one o'clock and on returning to our villa he wishes us a good evening. We go inside escorted by a guard who as soon as we arrive in the hall announces us aloud to all the presents:

G: "Kim Sunghoon and Kim Sunoo, sons of Kim Seojun and Yang Jungwon, nephew of Kim Seojun"

People look at us for a while and then go back to what they were doing before. Sunoo turns to us and tells us:

S: "Perfect guys, I spotted some of my friends, I'm going to them. See you here when it's ten minutes to one, okay?"
JW: "Ok Sunoo, see you later"
ME: "Don't drink too much"
S: "Why do you think I will?" says Sunoo with a sarcastic smile before disappearing into the crowd
JW: "Are you so sure he will drink a lot?"
ME: "I bet on my books I'll have to go find him cause he'll be too drunk to remember we have to meet up here"
JW: "If you bet on your books then you have to be serious, I believe you"
ME: "Oh, come on, not you too"
JW: "I'm joking, I'm joking. So, what are we doing?"
ME: "I don't know, what would you like to do?"
JW: "Can we wait to see the prince? I'm just curious what he is like"
ME: "Of course, I'm curious too, let's wait"

While we wait for Prince Jake we sit on the sofas and we start talking about what comes to mind at the moment. After fifteen minutes, the same guard who announced us calls everyone's attention and says aloud:

G: "Ladies and gentlemen, His Royal Highness Prince Jake, beloved son of our King Seungjin"

We all stand up as the doors open and Prince Jake walks out. I get closer to observe him better and when I'm close, I stop to stare at him. How can a person be so ethereal? He will be more or less my age, he is a little taller than me, he has black hair, brown eyes and sharp features that would be the envy of even the most beautiful of elves. As he comes down the stairs, he turns to me and looks me straight in the eyes. We stay like this for a few moments, staring at each other as if we were in a kind of trance, then I snap out of my thoughts, blush, bow quickly, walk away and enter the first room I find. Maybe I was wrong to look him in the eyes for so long, maybe now he will consider me disrespectful. Congratulations Sunghoon, good job.
I look around the room and notice a painting that depicts the prince himself. I approach it and begin to study it in peace, at least so I can watch it as long as I want without being vulgar. A few minutes go by when someone walks into the room and says: