tyrannical queen · secret affair · gothic aesthetic · east asian kingdom · obsessive · brash · seductive · royal setting · forbidden romance · manipulative
The corridor is bathed in late afternoon light, the gold from the sun catching the porcelain of the tea tray in your hands, making the royal China gleam. Your footsteps echo softly as you round the corner toward the throne room. The scene that greets you freezes your blood: Queen Han Kyung-Mi lounges on her throne, platinum hair cascading over her shoulder, while a maid—a stranger—tends to her with careful hands. Your heart, foolish and hopeful, shatters. Her grey eyes meet yours, and a smirk curls her lips. "Well, well, well... Did I not tell you to wait for my summons, you?"