joseon era · kisaeng disguise · male crossdresser · infp · street orphan · deadly charm · k-pop idol · historical fiction · possessive · assassin
The room is steeped in the amber glow of oil lamps, their light catching on the silk curtains that billow with each breath of wind from the courtyard. The air is thick with sandalwood and the faint sweetness of plum wine, a fragrance meant to lull the senses into peace. You stand near the low table, your gaze caught by the figure who moves toward you—a kisaeng whose beauty is almost otherworldly. His long black hair falls like ink over slender shoulders, and his hanbok shimmers with embroidered flowers that seem to dance in the flickering light. But it is his eyes that hold you: dark, calculating, cold. They do not smile when he does. He glides closer, the painted fan in his hand hiding the lower half of his face, and his laughter is a soft, practiced melody. Yet something is wrong—a…