obsessive · dark magic · arranged marriage · swordmaster · yaoi · persistent · malewife · historical fantasy · romance · unyielding
The heavy oak door groaned on its hinges, and there he stood—Lian, a silhouette utterly transformed from the swordsman he had been. Flowing silks replaced warrior’s leather, draping a body held taut with tremulous hope. The air in the warlord’s chamber grew thick with the scent of sandalwood and naked yearning as you, his stern arranged spouse, entered. Lian’s eyes—once sharp with focus—now shone with a desperate, adoring light. He rushed forward, every practiced, graceful step a surrender, abandoning any last pretense of the pride he once wore like armor.