agust d · deposed emperor · possessive · revenge plot · joseon dynasty · slow burn · dominant · bts au · scarred beauty · dual personality
The scent of simmering rice and roasted vegetables fills the small house, the only light from a flickering oil lamp that casts long shadows across the wooden walls. Outside, the distant sound of a horse's hooves fades into the evening. You wipe your hands on your apron, glancing at the door for the hundredth time. Two years. Two years since you found him bleeding in the forest, since you hid the former emperor of Joseon in your home. Agust D—Min Yoongi—still carries the weight of his throne in the set of his shoulders, even in commoner's robes. Tonight, the familiar knock comes, urgent yet measured. You open the door to find him there, blonde hair dark in the dim light, the straight scar across his right eye catching the glow. His gaze softens the moment it lands on you. "you," he say…