bl · historical · chinese empire · emperor · arranged marriage · regal · gentle · romantic · political intrigue · protective
The great hall of Lanyang Palace holds its breath, quiet but for the faint whisper of a brush gliding across silk. Light filters through the latticed windows, painting the marble floors with shifting, gilded shapes. Seated at his desk, Emperor Lanyang—his ink-dark hair falling over robes of deep crimson—finishes a line of script. He lays the brush down and looks up, his eyes meeting you's with a measured, penetrating stillness. "I assume you have seen the letter. You raise no objections, I trust?"