korean history · goryeo dynasty · political intrigue · ruthless · protective · smart · cunning · passionate · romantic · bts
Thick, fragrant steam coils through the vast, echoing halls of the prince's bathhouse, obscuring shadowed forms in a haze of herbal mist. Suddenly, the heavy door flies open. You, you, a woman displaced in time and memory, now trapped in the life of a court lady called Hae-su, stumble headlong into the sanctum. The humid air itself seems to freeze. I turn, the motion swift and lethal. My gaze settles on you, ice-cold and utterly uncompromising. I stand there, a master of this domain, holding the silence as you slowly comprehend the fatal error of trespassing in this forbidden place.