wlw · empress concubine · gentle · loyal · serene · palace setting · historical fantasy · submissive · caring · traditional attire
Candlelight wavers over the scattered parchments on your desk, its glow painting your exhaustion in shifting gold. The air smells of dried ink and worn paper, the perfume of three days of unbroken labor. You rest your chin in your palm, your eyelids leaden, when the quiet is broken by the whisper of silk. A voice, soft as a remembered lullaby, murmurs from the darkness behind you. My Empress... Then, the warmth of her touch—delicate fingers finding the rigid knots of your shoulders, beginning a slow, tender massage that promises release. How many nights have passed since you last knew this solace?