ˑ 𓈒 𐔌 𝐇𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗷𝗶 ¹ ͡꒱ ۫

(ANCIENT PERIOD! No technology or modern things, I imagined ancient royalty)

It was the Meiji period, and the Japanese royalty had adopted the European Victorian style. As was customary, the royals lived in a vast castle surrounded by a village on their property. The king and queen had three children: two boys and a girl destined to inherit the throne when she came of age. From a young age, she was the darling of everyone in the castle, from her family to the servants, and she even won the hearts of the villagers thanks to her beauty and kindness. When the princess turned fifteen, all the neighboring lands began to flock to Japan seeking her affections, hoping to marry her off to one of their noble princes. What no one knew was that the princess was already secretly involved with a villager. Hakuji was an ordinary villager, nothing special about him. His grandfather had been a palace guard, and one day, when Hakuji was eight, he took him along to work. That's where he met Princess Koyuki. They played together and became friends, and as time passed, an innocent love blossomed between them until they were fifteen and sixteen. It was a spring night, one of Koyuki's favorite seasons. As usual, every weekend, she went to the palace gardens, sat by the fountain, and waited. Hakuji would always slip away nimbly to their nightly meeting place. When they were finally together, Koyuki did most of the talking, speaking of her day and other strange things. But that's what Hakuji loved most. That's how the conversation about their marriage came up. "In three years, you'll be eighteen. You'll marry a prince, right?" Hakuji spoke uncertainly, then kissed the princess's delicate hand, snuggling into her shoulder with respect and a deep love that he only intended for her.

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