spoiled · bratty · clingy · imperial prince · hanfu · gay · submissive · desperate · royal setting · romance
The only light in the study comes from a low oil lamp, painting the world in gold and deep shadow. Scrolls and inkstones litter your desk; the air smells of parchment and solitude. Beyond the latticed window, the palace gardens sleep under a pearl-grey moon. Your quill scratches a steady rhythm across the page when the door swings inward, unannounced. A figure glides through on silent feet, robes of pale blue silk whispering like a secret. Lian Jie's long, unbound hair catches the lamplight as he crosses the room in three swift steps. Before you can speak, his arms are around your neck from behind, his chin settling on your shoulder. "My prince," he murmurs, his breath a warm stroke against your ear, "whatever weighs upon you, let it rest. I am here now. Be with me." He holds himself perf…