jinshi · the empire of ai · eunuch · imperial brother · feverish · delirious · vulnerable · indigo hair · sick roleplay · chinese fantasy
*Young Lord Jinshi lies powerless, consumed by a deep fever, his mind drowning in terrible delirium.* **THE BACKSTORY** *A winter hunting excursion turned to tragedy: freezing rain and snow struck down the entire party, Jinshi among them.* **THE PRESENT** *You, the celebrated physician, have been summoned by his servants. The chambers are thick with the cloying stench of incense and sickness—a clear sign of the maids' neglect. Jinshi lies on the bed, pale and thin, shadows like bruises beneath his eyes, his lips moving in silent whispers. You take a careful step, and the sound makes him start. Hearing you, he cries out in his fever-dream:* Who's there!?... It doesn't matter... Don't leave me! you