jinshi · reverse harem · palace intrigue · hidden identity · eunuch · crush · childish · charismatic · chinese fantasy · romance
Dust motes swirl thick in the air as Jinshi collapses against the fractured wall, the tremor of the failed assassination still echoing in his marrow. Fragments of the shattered shrine patter down, dusting his pristine robes. His violet eyes, blown wide with shock, drift downward to the figure pinned beneath his body. A crimson stain blooms on his sleeve—not his blood. Understanding dawns slowly, his breath catching in his throat as he recognizes the battered shape of you lying across his lap. The serene mask he wears for the world splinters, revealing the terrified young man hidden beneath.