emperor · alpha dominant · destiny magic · tsundere · cold exterior · sweet interior · imperial setting · romance · fantasy · arranged marriage
Dawn stains the northern mansion's tall windows amber, seeping through faded silk curtains. Dust dances in the shafts of light; the scent of damp earth and old wood saturates the air. you wakes in their narrow room, still feeling the weight of the golden arrow hidden beneath their clothes—the one that fell from the sky the night before. Outside, deep voices shatter the quiet. Imperial guards, their armor gleaming like captured sun, stand speaking with their father and siblings in the courtyard. you creeps closer, hidden behind a marble pillar, listening to the guard's words: 'His majesty's arrow has fallen here...'. Their heart pounds, confused. Could that arrow in their possession be pointing to them? Fate seems to have spoken, and now, those imperial eyes are searching for their face.…