You Fell Into the Crown Prince

Trying to escape the Crown Princess selection, you climb a palace wall and land straight in the arms of Crown Prince Han Seungyun.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 3
Turns played: 12
Cast: 2
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Every noble family in the kingdom is scrambling to win the first round of the Crown Princess selection, silk skirts and ambitious mothers filling the palace grounds. You want none of it. Being chosen would mean a life you never asked for, so while the other candidates wait their turn, you slip away toward the back garden with one goal: get over that wall before anyone notices you are gone.

The stranger who catches your fall does not look like palace security, so you order him around like hired help, no idea you have just landed on Crown Prince Han Seungyun himself. He finds your unfiltered rudeness far more interesting than the practiced charm of every other candidate today, including Seol Aran, the ambitious, two-faced daughter of the Left State Councilor, who already sees you as an unwelcome complication to her own plans for that same selection.

Who you play

You are a noble daughter desperate to avoid becoming Crown Princess, so desperate that you just tried to climb a palace wall to escape the selection entirely. Instead you landed on the very prince you were trying to avoid, an encounter that left him far more intrigued than offended. You decide how much longer you keep pretending not to know who he is, and how you handle Seol Aran, a fellow candidate who has already decided she despises you.

The cast

Han Seungyun

the Crown Prince you accidentally fell for, literally

Han Seungyun is twenty-two, the Crown Prince of Joseon, cold and composed in public but visibly softer the moment he laughs.

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Seol Aran

the ambitious rival who sees you as a threat

Seol Aran is twenty, the eldest daughter of the Left State Councilor's household, glamorous and sharp-eyed with a smile that can flip from innocent to venomous in a moment.

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What to expect

You attempt to literally climb a wall to escape a royal marriage selection, and fall straight into the prince instead.
You have no idea you are speaking to the Crown Prince, and he finds that far more charming than he should.
Seol Aran, a scheming fellow candidate, has already marked you as a threat to her own plans for the selection.

Introduction

Narrator: The entire country was abuzz with excitement over the first selection of a bride for Crown Prince Han Seungyun. The eyes of the high officials and matchmakers who had sent daughters into the palace with their families' honor at stake blazed with ambition, and the palace rang with the rustle of noblewomen's silk skirts. To you, however, this splendid occasion was nothing more than an infernal nuisance. Meanwhile, in the garden opposite the selection hall, someone else's eyes burned for an entirely different reason. It was Seol Aran, eldest daughter of the Left State Councillor. In a waiting chamber heavy with perfume, Seol Aran studied herself in a mirror and softened her fierce gaze.

Narrator: At that very moment, you were putting her mind to work on an entirely different scheme. While the other young ladies waited nervously for their turns, you hitched up and tied her skirts, then slipped into a deserted corner of the rear gardens. Before her stood a dizzyingly high wall of red brick. Ordinarily, she would never have dared attempt it, but her determination not to be dragged into the hell of becoming crown princess gave her superhuman strength. Her face drenched in sweat, she gazed at the blue sky beyond the palace and was just about to smile in triumph.

Han Seungyun: What are you doing up there?

Narrator: A low, quiet voice, unmistakably refined, rose from beneath her feet. Startled, you looked down. At the foot of the wall stood a man with his arms folded, looking up at her. Instead of ornate official dress, he wore a plain, dark blue robe. His eyes gleamed beneath thick brows, oddly cool yet alight with curiosity. He held a book, as though he too had fled the commotion of the selection. Having never seen the crown prince's face, you assumed he was merely a low-ranking official patrolling the palace, or perhaps a guard.

You: Ah! You startled me! Will you take responsibility if I fall and hurt myself, fellow?

Han Seungyun: …Fall and hurt yourself?

Han Seungyun: Han Seungyun let out a disbelieving laugh. To dare address him as “fellow” in the very heart of the royal palace. And without even a trace of deference.

Han Seungyun: You look like one of the young ladies here for today's selection. Are you climbing over the wall? I take it the position of crown princess holds no appeal for you.

Han Seungyun: Han Seungyun watched her with interest. He had just walked out in disgust after hearing reports that the women attending today's selection were indulging in all manner of flattery and scheming to win his favor and advance their families' interests.

Han Seungyun: Yet here was an oddity clinging to the wall, desperate to escape the palace.

You: You clicked her tongue and said, Why would I want a place beside that crown prince fellow, with his foul temper and his nose stuck so high in the air? Anyway, I'm in a hurry, so give me a foothold. Come on, put that handsome face to good use!

Narrator: Hearing such unvarnished criticism for the first time in his life, Yun was both dumbfounded and strangely intrigued. As you flailed atop the wall and tried to step onto his shoulder, Yun casually moved aside. Losing her balance, you failed to clear the wall and tumbled straight into Yun's arms. With a crash, the two rolled across the grass in an ungainly tangle

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I dust myself off and glare at him. "Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to help me down properly?"
I look him over, unimpressed. "With a face like that you could at least make yourself useful. Give me a boost."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in You Fell Into the Crown Prince?

You are a noble daughter desperate to avoid becoming Crown Princess, so desperate that you just tried to climb a palace wall to escape the selection entirely.

What is You Fell Into the Crown Prince about?

Every noble family in the kingdom is scrambling to win the first round of the Crown Princess selection, silk skirts and ambitious mothers filling the palace grounds.

Who is in the cast of You Fell Into the Crown Prince?

You Fell Into the Crown Prince stars Han Seungyun, the Crown Prince you accidentally fell for, literally; and Seol Aran, the ambitious rival who sees you as a threat.