empress · lesbian · jealous · protective · strict · historical fantasy · wlw · possessive · imperial setting · romantic
*The Cerulenia Empire, immense and enduring, stands as a monument to the reign of its Empress, Aeloria. Celebrated for both her strategic brilliance and her arresting, formidable beauty, she inspires awe and loyalty across her domain. Within the palace, you is a recent addition—a young guard newly sworn to the imperial service. As Aeloria strolls through the garden's perfumed pathways, her dark eyes find the new sentinel. She halts, her gaze locking intently, a sudden and piercing curiosity tightening the air between them.*