yeon finds herself laughing for the first time that night, a titter rippling across the otherwise silent garden, unfeigned delight at managing to steal away from the celebration. with the male following right behind, she skips across the pond, feet dancing blithely on the moon-bleached stones and without so much as a second glance towards the cacophony of chatter far too banal to endure for the whole night.
sneaking away from the queen’s party is, indeed, a feat that calls for a drink.
“if you have a favourite haunt outside of these walls,” she glances back towards him as an almost impish smile settles upon her visage, “i will not refuse.”
yet a fleeting moment of familiarity dances across her mind, like a dream half-remembered, and leaves behind a sliver of doubt. for a split second, she wonders if she’s done this before, only to shake it off as she decides that this would not be the night for questions.
what else could it be? perhaps it was the drawl of men beating around the bushes to outsmart each other that she was tired of. or the meddling ladies, so stagnant in the regime of such formal events and their false pretenses of decorum that any piece of riveting gossip gets passed around with indecent efficiency. maybe even all the disquieting gazes peering at her, the hushed whispers about the unusual presence of the bastard child — the kind that she should be used to by now, yet still made her shift in her seat.
she’s taken by surprise at the male’s ability to pick up on her uneasiness. and here she thought she had perfected the art of being subtle. was it the clenched jaw? or the tight-lipped smile?
“what gave it away?” she asks, even if truthfully, it could have been anything other than his words, only to curb her curiosity.
… ━━━ QUEEN MUNJEONG’S BIRTHDAY SENTENCE PROMPTS ━━━ …
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“ this night turned out to be a disappointment.”
“ he / she’s waiting for you.”
“ you wouldn’t dare.”
“ did you hear what they’re saying about you?”
“ this calls for a drink.”
“ i don’t recognize anyone here.”
“ i didn’t expect to see you here.”
“ aren’t these decorations a little much?”
“ was it something i said?”
“ i can’t see in this light.”
“ you look positively lost.”
“ i’ll find it empty and cold if you’re not there.”
“ i had no idea it was going to lead to this.”
“ were you following me?”
“ a little out of place, are we?”
“ your hands are freezing!”
“ why am i here? you know i hate these things.”
“ look at you - trying so hard to be all grown up.”
“ your smile looks a little forced.”
“ they’re continuing to evade you, aren’t they?”
“ i almost thought he’d ask for her hand in marriage.”
“ that’s one of the worst things i’ve ever seen.”
“ avert your eyes.”
“ a flower is only as good as its petals.”
“ how dare you bring any sort of ugliness or speculation to a beautiful moment?”
“ this night will be unforgettable.”
“ and what would you do with my name?”
“ it’s a small target, but aim for his / her heart.”
“ you see how dangerous this is?”
“ i’ve waited my whole life for this moment.”
hello, hi! i’m jen and i’m here with my precious baby, choi yeon! basically, the bastard child of the choi family— you can find her bio here and a tldr under the cut. i do not have anything else up yet because i am lazy but i am so!!! excited!!! for this so please like this if you’d like to plot and i will drop by your ims!
daughter of the deputy minister of justice and a servant, who died in childbirth
so of course her father's legitimate wife hates her and picks on her whenever she can, but her father manages to keep her safe to some extent — by making her live with the servants and basically grow up as a servant
not seen with the family that much bc they try their best to hide her whenever they can
was a curious child when she was young and one day found her father in the study so he let her sit and watch and would answer her questions
from then on her dad taught her stuff like poetry and philosophy and all that in secret, he wanted her to be smarter so she could rely on her wits and survive even without him
basically learnt just as much as other noble kids did (what the males learnt at least, bc her dad doesn’t know how to teach her what noble ladies learn) but also has been taught to keep her mouth shut and stay by the sidelines so doesn't get to show it all that much
she can't do what other noble ladies can do though bc as mentioned above her father can’t teach her that, save for embroidery
has a habit of secretly sneaking out at night, wears a veil that covers most of her face bc doesn’t want to be recognized
tbh still just a naive girl at heart (bc she’s still been pretty sheltered all her life) who wants a life other than the one she has
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