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Jaebeom is six years old when Jin-young hyung names him as a successor to the throne.
And then Jaebeom is seven when someone attempts to assassinate Jin-young hyung in front of his eyes.
He is terrified: he doesn’t know yet why there are assassination attempts, why he can’t go on living the sheltered existence he had before, why Jin-young hyung can’t suddenly visit him because he’s recovering, with Ji-hoon hyung clucking around him disapprovingly and refusing to let anyone near him, not the least Jaebeom.
(“Ahhhhh Ji-hoon, the boy is only seven, and he must be traumatized.”
“Yes, and he wouldn’t be if you didn’t cook up this stupid plan to name him as the next heir to the throne.”
“Why are you so angry about that? In fact, why is everyone so angry?”
“He isn’t one of us, Jin-young hyung. He wasn’t even born here.”)
Jaebeom is only seven, but he isn’t stupid: he’s heard the disapproving whispers of important ministers of the court
A/N: I have no idea what this is supposed to be about, maybe a royalty fic where Jay is a prince and Taec is a loyal warrior of the court? Or arranged marriage? Or I'd just watched Frozen Flower lol maybe this was inspired by that.