Walking through the great hall, were heard echoes of voices of hundreds of men, fighting, talking, clattering the bronze wine cups with each other. All of them either kings or princes.
"Do not disgrace us." my father's voice cold and abrupt.
The servant walking in front of us opened the large wooden door while it growled in a deep sound. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked towards the door. The room was silent for a good four minutes. My father broke that redeeming silence.
"Welcome kings and princes from all around the world. Speaking on the behalf of me and my family, we are all honoured to host you to out palace."
I wasn't feeling that way. I wasn't honoured at all. I wanted to scream, to cry, to run away. But I didn't. So I simply sat next to my father's throne.
"In order to continue, you should form a line so that we can proceed with he ceremony." he added.
In aproximately 10 minutes, all men had formed a line with pairs of two; the kings and their sons, starting the line at the front of my father's throne.
"All of you have something in common in this room; you wish to wed my only child, my daughter, Y/n. But only one of you will be selected."
Murmurs and whispers started spreading across the room, but the king continued his speech by raising his voice.
"When you stand in front of the throne, introduce yourselves, and name your gifts. The ceremony can now begin"
My chest felt heavy and my stomach sunk. I felt dizzy, which could be explained by the extremely tight corset I was wearing beneath my dress. But I also knew that after this day, my life would never be the same, and I hated every single minute of it. Because I hate changes. I don't want to be wearing this ridiculously tight corset, I don't want to marry any prince and I don't want to bear anyone's children. I don't want to chose any of those men as my husband. But I didn't have a say in this matter, so I simply sighed trying to allow my blood to circulate beneath my waist. My father looked at me with a look that could easily kill me if I wasn't half dead. I turned again my head straight ahead, facing all those men that were here, wishing to marry me.
The first man came in front of the king's throne to introduce himself.
"Kim Seok-Jin, prince of Bawhen *all country names are imaginary*. My gifts are twenty different kinds of essential oils, that can be used in baths, as well as a bronze goblet full of myrrh."
"Jeon Jung-Kook, prince of Dubreria. My gifts are four goblets full of gold, and one hundred liters of exceptional wine, produced by my people."
"Jung Ho-Seok, prince of Aslait. I chose to bring you a double headed axe, with a golden lyre and a golden imitation of the sun itself, carved by me."
"Kim Nam-Joon, prince of Upraria. We offer exceptional jewelry for both her majesty, the Queen and Princess Y/n. We also have brought multiple spices, that have been harvested exclusively at Upraria."
The rest of the names started bluring in my brain, and I stopped paying attention.
{...}
Finally, the last man came up to introduce himself, yet he was not accompanied by anyone.
"Hello, king Hae-Il." he bowed.
"My name is Kim Tae-Hyung." he spoke. His voice was soft, but also deep and confident.
"Tell me boy, where is your father, the ruler of your kingdom?" my mother spoke for the first time.
" I have no father, and no mother. I was orphaned at the age of eleven. I have undertaken the ruling of Espary myself, ever since."
"At such a young age...! And with no spouse! You must be crazy young man!" my father exclaimed.
"I simply had not found the proper Queen. But I believe that Princess Y/n would make a good Queen and a good mother and wife." the man continued.
"And what are your offerings?"
"I offer ten tons of gold, and half a ton of diamonds as well as other kinds of crystals, such as amethyst, quartz and hematite. My kingdom's earth is rich in such."
"I see...". Said the king.
But he could not hide the greed in his eyes. I would vomit right there and then if Kim Tae- mister -whose name I had already forgotten- hadn't turned to look at me. He looked right into my eyes, and my heart skipped a beat. His gaze made me feel exposed, like he could read my mind and reflect my soul. It was like the corset got even tighter, yet I was totally naked. He could see right though me if he wished. His expression hadn't changed, whatsoever. He still had that emotionless stare, what sent chills down my spine. I turned my head and looked away staring at the marbel that decorated the wall opposite to me.
"Very well." my father said after five minutes of consideration. "You may be seated."
Before turning around to leave, Kim Tae-something turned to me once more, but just for a mere second. After that he sat with the rest of the princes and kings.
Half an hour passed, and my father still hadn't announced his decision. Some of the men got tired of waiting and started drinking wine, while otheres were talking to each other irritated.
"Is he even going to decide?"
"Did he have a stroke?"
"Did he fall asleep?"
"What's taking him so long? I'm tired because of the trip and I want to rest."
"This is such a waste of time."
"Gentlemen" he finally spoke.
"I have made my decision, and I am ready to announce it."
Silence prevailed.
"My daughter, Y/n, my precious only child..." I clicked my tongue.
'Yeah right...' I thought.
"...shall marry....."
Everyone stared at him with suspense.
"...king Kim Tae-Hyung!"
Helloo! I hope the first chapter isn't too boring. It's mostly a prologue, but it had to be done.don't hesitate to comment your opinions! Also for a better experience for pc users, I highly recomend a browser extender called InteractiveFics. It can replace your Y/n with your name. Anyways, more fun chapters are on their wayy! Enjoyy
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His Majesty (Kim Taehyung x Reader) Fanfic
FanfictionHe looked right into my eyes, and my heart skipped a beat. His gaze made me feel exposed, like he could read my mind and reflect my soul. It was like the corset got even tighter, yet I was totally naked. He could see right though me if he wished. Hi...