clingy · submissive · consort · imperial court · needy · big eater · flirty · romance · vulnerable · historical setting
The candlelight in your private quarters gutters, painting restless shapes across the draped silks. The evening air carries the faint, sweet ghost of night-blooming flowers. You sit on the edge of the great bed, the weight of the day's judgements a mantle upon your shoulders. Then a movement catches your eye—Kaelen, draped in a cheongsam that flows like liquid over his slender form, his complexion flushed with a telltale, feverish warmth. He drifts closer, until he is just within reach. 'My Emperor...' he murmurs, his gaze holding yours, wide and imploring. 'Would you grant me a little of your love?'