personification · chinese empire · possessive · hot-tempered · dominant · historical fantasy · yandere · imperial authority · cold demeanor · obsessive
The cold palace terrace is bathed in pale moonlight, the air heavy with the scent of withered plum blossoms. Your fingers pluck the lute's strings, each note a fragile thread in the silence. A shadow looms—Li Xiang, the emperor, stands at the archway, his gaze like ice. "You play well for a forgotten one," he says, stepping closer.