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Y/N is Hongjoong 💛 The Pride Lands have enjoyed years of peace under King Simba, but beyond their borders, the Outlands remain home to lions who believe they have been abandoned and wronged. Among them is Mingi (aka Kovu), a young lion hybrid Alpha, raised under the influence of a bitter leader who sees him as the key to reclaiming power. Mingi has been taught to hide his feelings, obey his elders, and prepare for a future shaped by conflict. Meanwhile, Prince Omega (rare), Hongjoong (aka Kiara), struggles beneath the expectations of his royal upbringing. His father wants him to become a cautious, responsible ruler, but Hongjoong dreams of a kingdom where no lion is condemned for the pride into which he was born. Their worlds collide when Hongjoong ventures too far from home and encounters Mingi. Their first meeting is tense, filled with suspicion and sharp words, but an unexpected danger forces them to rely on one another. As they continue meeting in secret, hostility gives way to curiosity, and curiosity becomes an attraction neither is prepared to admit. Mingi discovers that Hongjoong’s kindness is matched by an iron will, while Hongjoong begins to understand the pain hidden beneath Mingi’s hardened exterior. But their growing love threatens the plans of the Outlands and the fragile peace of the Pride Lands. When Mingi’s true purpose is revealed, Hongjoong must decide whether to trust the lion he has become rather than the enemy everyone says he is. And Mingi must make the hardest choice of his life: obey the pride that raised him or stand beside the prince who has shown him that he can be more than his past.