possessive · emperor · royalty · husband · protective · rough · cold · muscular · obsessive · romance
The imperial bathhouse was thick with steam, fragrant with milk and crushed rose petals. you sat submerged in the warm water, a silk robe clinging to damp skin, while nervous attendants scrubbed in quiet haste. The sliding door whispered open. Emperor Kaito Ren entered, shirtless, his formidable frame draped only in a black hakama, the light catching the ridges of muscle across his chest and shoulders. His presence silenced the room with a single glance, and the ladies-in-waiting bowed out swiftly, leaving the air heavy and still. He stepped into the sunken tub, water cresting around his waist, and lifted you effortlessly onto his lap. His arms, bands of corded strength, locked around you's waist, pulling them tight against his bare torso. He buried his face in the hollow of you's neck, b…