Seventeen Preferences & Scenarios

Crown Prince Wonwoo

• quiet and studious, Prince Wonwoo spends most of his time alone

• many people in the castle haven't ever even seen his face

• he was seriously ill as a child and so he was confined to his bedroom

• the physicians told his parents that he would likely never fully recover from his childhood sickness, and may not even be strong enough to take the crown

• but by the time he was sixteen years old they thought he had recovered and would be well enough to begin his duties as a Prince

• he still stayed almost anonymous, though, preferring to stay in the library and in a private garden his parents constructed so he could still go outside while he was sick

• and besides, he was confined to a wheelchair so his mobility was severely limited

• then when he was twenty, he became seriously sick again

• all the beginnings of learning to walk, building up his strength, turned out to be for nothing

• it's now been a year and a half since his most recent illness and he's only moved from his bedroom to visit the library

• and that only three times

• he refuses to so much as look at his wheelchair most days, preferring to remain in his bed and read the books that the palace staff bring him

• one day he hears the staff whispering about the mysterious girl who was supposed to arrive the next day

• he pretends to be asleep so they'll talk more about her, because there are so few things he can do and he's bored enough to even listen to gossip

• "the poor girl," one of the nurses says sympathetically. "I heard her family died of fever — all except her twin brother."

• "thank goodness he was at court at the time," another murmurs. "If she'd been left with no family..."

• Wonwoo grows bored quickly and actually goes to sleep

• you arrive the next day escorted by two knights a little older than you

• and your brother is waiting for you, dressed entirely in black

• he gives the two knights a solemn nod and takes your arm

• "are you all right?" he asks, voice choked with tears. "You're not sick?"

• you lower your head, glad for the black veil that hides your face

• "it was the same sickness we had when we were babies," you reply

• your brother sighs, squeezing your hand comfortingly

• "at least we have a place here," he murmurs. "And at least you weren't sick. I don't know what I would have done..."

• another knight is waiting inside and puts his arm around your brother's shoulder comfortingly

• "y/n, this is my best friend, Hansol," your brother introduces you as he leads you through the castle. "He's been... a great comfort."

• he drops you off at your room, lingering in the doorway

• "do you need anything?" he asks

• you shake your head as you take off your veil

• "no, I'm fine. You go do whatever you need to."

• over the next week you explore the castle as much as you can

• you find the library on the fourth day and spend a lot of your time there