spellbound [taekook] ✓

sixteen: a love story

Note: thatonedudewitha_ had asked for a picture of Zorock/Taewon to help visualize him better. I tried to find someone that suits what I had in mind but I couldn't. The closest I could get was Kim Woobin, there's a pic of him above

Also, I have a feeling many of you don't care about this and might skip since there's no taekook which I understand I skim through some parts of fanfics too, but there are a couple important info about the plot/characters so if you care about that then well it's your call :)

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Namjoon and Taewon
25 years ago

Namjoon hummed at his brother, not being able to look up as he had to be precise with the measurements for the potion he was concocting.

"The first prince is back?" Namjoon repeated, and Jimin nodded.

"Poor Prince Taewon. Everyone here basically bullied the kid out. He was so adorable, copying everything King Saejoon would do," Jimin said. "Haven't you spoken to him before?"

Namjook shook his head slightly, still very concentrated on the bottles. "I was there for his birth. Seen him running around the castle with Jaewon when he was young but I've never spoken to him. I think I tried once and he ran away from me. Cute kid."

"He's twenty-seven now," Jimin informed. "The King apparently wants him to stop travelling the world and take a more serious position. Maybe even start looking for his partner if not already."

"Yeah, I was there. The other advisors weren't too happy about that. They made him step down from the throne after all. Jaewon's grown to be a nice young man but his head's in the clouds, always sneaking out to the village to see his lover I presume. He doesn't have any interest in leading his kingdom."

"I know, things would've been fine how they were. I used to call Prince Taewon 'Little King' whenever I saw him. Stupid nonexistent curse," Jimin muttered under his breath.

"Shh," Namjoon hushed him as they weren't to even whisper a word about the curse in case outsiders got a hold of it. Jimin sucked in his breath and mouthed an apology.

"We have to be there for his arrival in a half an hour right?" Namjoon asked and Jimin raised a brow.

"Yeah," Jimin stretched, not having a good feeling about his brother's question.

"Perfect. That's more than enough time for you to finally get on a call with Princess Amberly and tell her you're not head over heels in love with her," Namjoon explained.

Jimin groaned. "But I'm not!"

"Well she says otherwise. You were shamelessly flirting with a girl that is way too young for you."

Jimin sighed. "She's 30! She's older than me!"

"You know what I mean. Meet a girl your own age," Namjoon snapped.

Jimin rolled his eyes. "It was funny the first time you said that but now it's just annoying. Whatever, I'll go clear the misunderstanding, your highness!"

Namjoon chuckled and shook his head as Jimin left the room. He finished the potion, poured it out in a bowl and added the last liquid that instantly turned the potion into a solid sphere. Then he dropped it into a tray with his three other samples. Just as he did, he heard the doors open and shut in a hurry.