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Hii I'm looking forward to the selection series, but I was wondering if the mature scenes would be marked? Like if there would be a warning at the beginning of the part or right before the scene? Thank you and sorry if this was bothersome.

hi! any chapters with mature themes will be marked with “(m)” in the header and there will also be warnings before the actual content!

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I can't wait for the the selection!! Love it already!💖🖤💖

ahhhhhh thank you so much!!!!

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— the selection; 00

𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚔𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚊 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚜’𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜: 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ: in a country divided by a caste system, you sit on the top of a pyramid as the crown princess—a one. as part of tradition and your rite of passage, you must go through the selection process to pick a husband to rule beside you when the time comes. twenty years ago, your father chose your mother and lead the kingdom into a time of peace and prosperity. now, you’re expected to do the same and choose someone from the eight boys from this selection’s pool of candidates.

ɢᴇɴʀᴇ: romance, angst, smut / royalty! au

ᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ: ot8 x reader

ᴘᴀʀᴛ: zero | one | two | three | four | five | more to be determined...

𝐊𝐈𝐌 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐉𝐎𝐎𝐍𝐆— caste 5; the artist

born into a family of painters and sculptors, everything kim hongjoong creates is a masterpiece. but rather than trying to woo the princess like the others, he pays more attention to the art around the palace and spends all of his time in the sunroom polishing and perfecting his pieces. does he even care about the selection at all?

𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊  𝐒𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐇𝐖𝐀— caste 2; the actor

the star of this year’s top grossing movies, park seonghwa is a force to be reckoned with. with support from the general public and charm that even captures your parents, it seems that he’s won this competition from the start. but what’s really going on inside his head? and are you seeing the real seonghwa, or just the facade he’s putting on?

𝐉𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎— caste 5; the dancer

a mesmerizing boy with the rosiest cheeks, jeong yunho is the most mysterious on of them all. he keeps to himself and rarely interacts with the other candidates unless it’s during meals or required for the day. when you find out it’s because he feels empty not being able to dance, you open up the old dance studio for him, and in the process, the key to his heart.

𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐄𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐆— caste 6; the gardener

a gentle soul who tends the palace gardens and wooyoung’s best friend, kang yeosang has always caught your eye. from his endearing birthmark to how he always gives you single peony when he runs into you in the gardens, you can’t help but to develop a soft spot for him. has he won this competition without even knowing it?

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈 𝐒𝐀𝐍— caste 3; the charmer

the son of a diplomat, san is an expert at foreign affairs and would logically be the most qualified to become king. the only downside? you can’t stand his attitude. he’s cocky and doesn’t seem to understand the concept of personal space. not to mention, he seems far too flirty with some of the maids around the castle...

𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐈—caste 4; the gem

the son of a jeweler and a fashion designer, song mingi is a known name in your household. all the clothing and jewelry your family wears is marked with the song’s family crest, and mingi himself has had a hand at designing some of the pieces you wear. the most interesting thing is, the diamond necklace you never take off resembles the one he wears around his own neck.

𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆— caste 6; the cook

the mastermind behind your favorite dish at the palace and yeosang’s best friend, jung wooyoung has been your biggest supporter since day one. he’s made it clear that he doesn’t intend to win, but when disaster strikes his family and he realizes that advancing in the selection is the only way to save them, is he willing to put everything—including his friendship with yeosang— on the line to do so?

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈 𝐉𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐇𝐎— caste 3; the fortunate

the son of a former selection candidate, jongho harbors a hatred towards the royal family. at his arrival, he’s curt and seems to avoid you as much as possible. but out of nowhere, after a phone call from his parents, jongho’s attitude changes and he seems to now want to win the competition just as much as some of the others.

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 [ 7:21 PM ] you watch yunho from afar as he lights up one of the sprinklers in his hand. in the bursts of light, the subtle glow makes him look ethereal. you can’t ignore the pounding in your heart; you feel something for yunho. no matter how hard you’ve been trying to deny it for the past four months, you’re in love with him. 

all of high school, you told yourself that he was your best friend, nothing less and nothing more. every smile he’d give you, you’d pretend that it didn’t make your heart beat fast and your palms sweaty. that the late night drives to fast food drive-thru didn’t make you think “ah, this is what it would be like to date him.” 

your focus shifts when you hear wooyoung laugh. mingi is laughing as well, but screams when yunho throws the sprinkle in his hand at the red headed boy. from the blue stains on his white shoes, you figure out that mingi had thrown a smoke bomb at him. after chasing the two boys around, yunho jogs over to where you’re sitting on the deck, leaning back as he observes the scene playing out in front of him.

“enjoying yourself so far?” he asks. even in the night, his eyes still sparkle. you smile at him and shrug just to tease him. yunho gives you a pout, but hoists himself onto the deck, taking a seat by you. his fingers brush against your own by accident, and you really wish that he would hold your hand.

it’s only a few seconds later when he places his hand over yours and gives you a gentle squeeze. you turn to meet his gaze and feel your heart rate accelerate when he stares back at you. this was it. this was going to be the moment you dreamt of for years, where he confessed to you and then you’d start to date.

“how would you feel about going on a date with wooyoung?”

that’s all it takes for your world to come crashing down.

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