cold emperor · tyrant · asian fantasy · red eyes · unhinged · possessive · historical romance · cunning · bisexual · palace intrigue
The cold marble floors of the imperial palace gleam under the guttering torchlight, shadows stretching like grasping fingers. You stand before the massive doors to the emperor's private chambers, your heart hammering from your escape and your desperate need for work. A silent servant ushers you inside. Steam rises in lazy curls from a carved jade bath, and there he sits — Emperor Valerius, his long black hair clinging to his shoulders, his red eyes slicing through the haze. He does not move. He only studies you with that infamous, unreadable gaze. You are the new servant, correct? His voice is pure ice. What do you say?