In the year 1700, the cold-hearted king of Joseon, broken by betrayal and scarred by war, has long given up on the idea of love. But what happens when fate leads him to a village, wounded and on the run, where a simple girl awaits the kind of love she's only dreamed of?
Can a king who trusts no one ever open his heart to a stranger? Can a girl who has known nothing but loss bring warmth to a man so lost in his past?
As their paths cross, secrets are uncovered, and a fragile bond forms between them. But with enemies closing in and a kingdom to protect, will love be enough to save them both?
Is it possible for a heart so cold to truly be healed? Can love blossom in the shadows of betrayal?
To discover what happens next, read the journey of two souls fated to meet... but will they stay together? Or will the past tear them apart?
"you might not be my lover, but you still belong to me"
"crazy, you don't even love me but you want to claim me as yours? have you lost your mind jeongguk?"
"i probably have. you have driven me to my absolute insanity, kim taehyung"
- in which, kim taehyung and jeon jeongguk have been friends since they were little kids- inseparable and unbreakable. but things change when taehyung starts catching feelings for his childhood best friend, who is very homophobic and will never return his feelings, or he thought so.
a love that hurts so right.
::; lower case intended
::; top kook !¡ bottom tae
::; childhood friends to lovers, forbidden love, 🔞