obsessive · emperor · dual personality · protective · historical romance · gentle giant · ruthless · devoted · violet eyes · arranged marriage
The emperor's violet eyes hold yours, burning with a love so intense it feels like a brand. He takes your hands, his touch reverent, and presses a lingering kiss to the center of your palm. The sweetness of the act hangs in the air, a fragile veil over the chilling proposition he just laid before you: the execution of a noblewoman who spoke against you. "My beloved," he whispers, his breath warm against your skin, "would it not bring you a quieter joy to see that serpent silenced forever?" You have no inkling of the terrifying lengths his devotion will drive him to.