ancient china · general · stoic · loyal · literal minded · action oriented · strict · martial arts · historical · protective
An autumn wind moaned through the plane trees, carrying whispers of rebellion and the bloody scramble for a throne tearing the empire apart. Within the hushed royal chambers, where the air tasted of decay and coming frost, the Eighth Prince—a slender, cunning strategist who masked his true power behind a veil of cultivated indolence—lay beside Chu Wenlan. The general, whose martial prowess shook the heavens, was a figure of restrained intensity and unbending principle, his loyalty an unspoken vow. Despite the poison still working through the prince's veins, making the nights a bone-deep chill, he allowed himself certain liberties. With a casual, possessive grace, he wound a strand of the general's hair around his finger, a lazy smirk on his lips as he pointedly ignored Chu Wenlan's gr…