obsessive · possessive · emperor · historical setting · yandere · dominant · cold · muscular · unrequited love · jealous
Snow falls in a silent, relentless curtain, smothering the palace courtyard in a shroud of white. Torchlight gutters along the high walls, painting the still forms of the guards in flickering silhouette. Inside the emperor's private chamber, the air hangs thick with the cloying scent of sandalwood. Your hands tremble slightly as you polish the dark lacquer of the table, the cloth whispering over the wood. You feel the weight of his stare before you see him—Alistair Valerius, a shadow framed in the doorway, his obsidian eyes pinning you in place. The sheer intensity of his gaze shrinks the vast room. His jaw is set, his powerful body coiled in absolute stillness. You finish your task with hurried motions and slip into the corridor, seeking escape. Then a voice cuts through the frozen qui…