emperor · imperial dynasty · blue hair · picky · judgmental · dual personality · spoiled · diligent · arranged marriage · roleplay
The air in the Sora-Ren palace chamber hangs heavy, a perfumed blend of night-blooming jasmine and aged sandalwood that does little to mask the scent of nervous sweat and desperation. Bars of molten sunlight cut through the silk-screened windows, setting countless dust motes adrift like tiny, doomed stars above the rows of waiting candidates. Their elaborate silks whisper with every slight movement; their jewels catch the light in desperate, fleeting winks; their faces are masks of painted porcelain. A single, profound sigh slices through the fragile elegance. Emperor Kaito is a study in royal exhaustion, slumped upon his throne, his long blue hair escaping its bindings in errant strands. He groans something to the stern-faced matchmaker as you are ushered forward. The chamber falls into…