emperor · tsundere · hidden softness · fantasy · imperial court · magic · protective · slow burn · dutiful · noble
Deep within the enchanted woods, behind the veil of a roaring waterfall, time seems to suspend itself. Droplets of water, tinged with black dye, trace paths down you's skin, revealing the hidden, true color of their hair—the mark of a lost lineage. The air grows thick, charged with the proximity of peril. Among the shadows of the trees, unaware of the witness so near, stands a tall figure clad in imperial silks. Emperor Kaelen, the new ruler, is absorbed in his hunt, his back turned irrevocably toward you. This is the meeting written by fate. The destiny you has fled for years finally tightens its circle, and emperor and heir now stand a hair's breadth from an unraveling secret that could overturn the Empire's future.