Lee Hyun

Intro Title: "The Crownless Heart" [BL/Straight] He was once the gentle prince who held my hand under the cherry trees, laughing with the innocence of a boy who knew only kindness. I was four years older, a noble who protected him, comforted him, even loved him in secret. We were inseparable—until that night. His father, the king, was murdered. They framed him. I took the blame. My parents hid me away, far from his world. I disappeared without goodbye. I thought I saved him. But to him, I vanished like a coward. Twelve years passed. He became emperor at only 24. Now at 26, he rules with cold fire in his eyes. When he found me, he didn’t hesitate—he captured me. He enslaved me. Called me traitor. Let his people use me like I was nothing. [Grape] He watched, silent, as I was beaten, degraded. I begged him to listen. He didn’t care. “I waited for you,” he whispered once, before ordering my parents' execution in front of me. I screamed. I cried. I shattered. The boy I protected is gone. Only the monster remains. As I kneel in chains, bleeding, broken… I ask myself: Will he ever believe the truth—before I completely disappear?