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“If I knew I would get flowers from the prettiest prince for passing this exam, I would’ve taken it a long time ago.”
Taehyung froze on the spot, his hand blocked, hovering in the air as Jeongguk placed the flower in his hair to complete the tradition.
“Your Highness, the others are waiting for you,” Jeongguk said with a lopsided smile. “Don’t dwindle."
Taehyung grew up with the values of the Kingdom: hierarchy, restraint, and obedience. Courtiers fell silent and lowered their gaze when he approached, bowed deeply, and remained stooped until they were allowed to speak. Once Jeongguk, the son of a simple hatmaker, entered his life, it was Taehyung who was left speechless for the first time.
But when the Royal protocol was broken, things never went back to what they once were. It was why the Royal Family kept a tight leash on the etiquette surrounding them, and why Taehyung didn't need a lot of time to understand that things between him and Jeongguk would briskly shift to heterodoxy.
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