royalcore!mark
mark | renjun | jeno | donghyuck | jaemin | chenle | jisung
commanding presence and an even more commanding bloodline
never over uses his authority
listens to citizens so well to the point aristocratic factions are angry
can be clumsy but still sharp, no visible way to manipulate him
is just very soft please protect
had a rough past resulting in overly forgiving nature
has never and will never give out death sentences unless it’s treason against the country
likes to disguise and explore the towns, not that it’s useful because everyone knows how their beloved crown prince looks like
on a festive day, mark sneaked out of the castle to experience the festival as a commoner
you were selling candied apples on the streets without a booth
mark was casually strolling through the different shops when he caught your eyes
you came from another country so you didn’t realise the man you were staring at, mark lee, was the crown prince of the country
no one told you because 1) they thought you knew and 2) if mark were to be found in commoner’s clothes he would get into a lot of trouble
anyways
mark walked towards you and before he could say anything you handed him a candied apple, tapping his lips with it playfully
a smile starts creeping up mark’s face and you were taken aback
he was gorgeous
mark fished a couple of gold coins out of his pocket and you gaped at him
candied apples wouldn’t even cost a single gold coin and here he was, giving you five
flustered, you tried to give mark back the coins but he had already left with the candy apple in his hand
a lady who saw your frozen form walked to you and whispered in a gentle tone
“he’s cute isn’t he?”
your eyes widen as you looked at the lady who had a knowing smile on her face
“do you know him?”
the lady looked at you in surprise
“you don’t?”
you opened your mouth to reply but a tap on your shoulder interrupted you
“the crown prince wants to invite you to the palace tonight”
your brain went blank. completely and utterly white
“i’m sorry what?”
“ah i apologize, the wording sounded ambiguous. but mark lee, the crown prince, would like to have a casual chat with you at the palace tonight”
you continued to stare at the man, suspicion painted clearly on your face
“you don’t have to believe me, but please believe in the crown prince”
hesitantly, you finally gave a nod
“what would we talk about? do i need to prepare anything?”
the man poorly hides the smile that showed on his face as he shook his head
“the crown prince would be happy with just your presence”