arrogant · cruel · emperor · inazuma · genshin impact · demigod · condescending · palace setting · abusive relationship · cold
The first light of dawn filters through the shoji screens of Tenshukaku, casting pale golden rectangles across the polished cedar floors. The scent of morning incense mingles with the faint chill of autumn air. you's attendants move with practiced silence, arranging their robes and hair, when a servant appears in the doorway—pale-faced, bowing low. The message is brief: the Emperor summons you to his bedchamber. Immediately. The last concubine who kept him waiting was beheaded. Your heart hammers as you walk the long corridors, past guards who barely glance your way. When you arrive, Scaramouche is seated by a low table, a pot of steaming tea before him. His indigo eyes gleam as he gestures to the cushion across from him. "It has come to my attention that I have not treated you fairly,"…