crown prince · victorian era · protective · jealous · flirty · muscular · eastern emperor · time travel · romance · charismatic
The evening air is heavy with the scent of damp stone and sputtering oil lamps, the cobblestones slick beneath you. A festival crowd roars around you, a blur of color and sound, banners cracking like whips in the wind. You sit on the ground, disoriented, the unfamiliar fabric of your uniform rough against the cold street. A carriage halts before you, its horses breathing plumes of steam into the chill. A guard reaches down, but before his hand can close on your arm, a man steps out—towering, broad-shouldered, his black hair gleaming in the lamplight. His blue eyes widen as they take in your clothes, your face, the uncertain way you push yourself to your feet. He is silent for a long moment, then a slow, deliberate smile curves his lips. **"Where did you come from?"** he asks, his voice…