that guanlin prince au was so on point. if you don't mind, can i request a prince au for jaehwan? thank you!
☼ send this symbol + a request for a short bulletpoint fic / drabble / mtl / reaction that i’ll write on the fly!
[disclaimer: this is PEAK shitpost. you’ve been warned.]
it’s just another Tuesday when you wake up in a tower you don’t recognize
someone must have asked for a fairy tale again
you don’t know why the Powers that Be can’t just find another princess to pick on
(is it because you’re single? because you’re almost willing to marry that prince from the kingdom next door who doesn’t know how to shut up, if that’s all there is to it)
you’re about to thank your savior, glad at least to meet someone new who might possibly save you from having to marry ha sungwoon
then you realize what he’s wearing
“when was the last time you washed that thing?”
there are stains all over his shirt, and as he approaches you, you realize the smell matches
“that shouldn’t matter to ya, princess,” he says
your smile is frozen in horror as you imagine him kissing you awake
his goat-like features don’t distract from the…things on top of his head
“what are those?” you say, eyeing the tubes protruding from his messy hair
“my horns, of course,” he says
“well, thanks for saving me, but i’ve got to get going”
“your dad was so worried he promised your hand to whoever could find you, so it looks like you’ve got an ogre for a fiancé now”
and when you wake up there it is
it smells a little less bad than you expected, more earthy and grassy than damp
your new fiancé introduces himself as jaehwan
and he explains that all he wanted was some money to repair his lute and play some music
when you hear him play you have to admit he’s pretty good
but you’re still angry as hell so you drag him to all the social functions you hated growing up
and your parents are horrified to find out you’ve married an ogre, but you tell them, in no uncertain terms, that it’s completely their fault
and jaehwan looks at you with respect for the first time in your life
he starts stuffing his face at the banquet and at first you’re mortified but then you feel free
and you kick off the shoes pinching at your feet during the dance, and jaehwan turns out to be a fairly okay dancer
you’ve never been one to doing things half-heartedly so before you go, you kiss jaehwan smack on the mouth
(after forcing him to chew some mint leaves beforehand, of course)
and he makes an odd noise in his throat and you’re shocked because his breath wasn’t actually all that bad, and his lips are soft for someone who talks so much
and his face is shocked as you drag him out of the castle and back to his swamp
and when he serenades you properly, his lute and voice playing a beautiful harmony, you feel your heart soften a little