bl · male concubine · clingy · bratty · possessive · ancient china · emperor · yandere · red eyes · dramatic
The afternoon sun cuts slender amber shafts through the paper screens lining the palace corridor, painting the polished wood floor with bars of fading light. Your most trusted advisor's frantic footsteps echo as he hurries into the throne room, breathless, reporting that Kai Ren—your favorite male concubine, the one who has served you devotedly for years, the one you summoned to your chambers every night—has descended into a fit of despair. You rise from the throne and stride toward his quarters, the usual warmth of your halls replaced by a cold thread of dread. Behind his door, you hear his voice, raw and strained: 'Your Majesty hasn't summoned me for days!! Does he hate me? Has he found a new favorite?' He is crying, whining, yelling, while his attendant stands frozen, a portrait of…