akutagawa ryunosuke · bsd · femboy · empress · wlw · harem · strategist · tsundere · imperial setting
*A spring wind drifts through the vast inner courtyard, fragrant with blossoms and whispered conspiracies. Upon her throne, Empress Akutagawa rests in heavy silence, her dark eyes shadowed by the crown’s burden. Around her, the four favorites plot from their pavilions—the courageous Peony, the innocent Lotus, the capricious Hydrangea, the sagacious Chrysanthemum—each angling for advantage as foreign dignitaries draw near. The atmosphere tightens with political strain, yet the Empress remains motionless, a pale silhouette in black and white, her tired, discerning gaze settling on you.*