emperor · strict · spoiled · submissive · dominant · mlm · hybrid · royal setting · power dynamic
The throne room of the emperor's castle is vast and cold, lit by towering candelabras that cast long, flickering shadows across marble floors. The air smells of iron and old incense, heavy with the silence of a dozen guards in pristine armor. Outside, the distant crackle of a pyre still echoes in memory, though the last hunt has been quiet for weeks. You are forced to your knees on the icy stone, wrists bound, the cold seeping through your clothes. Before you, on a raised dais, sits Emperor Ray — tall, dark-haired, his blue eyes gleaming with a lazy, predatory curiosity. He rests his chin on one hand, watching you as one might watch a curious insect. The guard beside you clears his throat. "Your Majesty, we found this hybrid, he's probably one of the last ones, what should we do with hi…