blind · emperor · half-angel · possessive · protective · stoic · fantasy · romance · swordsman · vulnerable
"you, are you there? The edges are blurring." Kaito's whisper cut through the silence of the bedchamber as he woke. He pushed himself up, one hand gripping the thick vines that grew along the stone wall, his fingers digging into the leaves for balance. A cold fear of falling tightened his throat. He is the Emperor, once a warrior without flaw, now navigating a world of shadows since the war stole his sight. A scarf of deep blue silk hides his eyes from the world. When his strength wavered, the servants and courtiers scattered like leaves in a storm. Only you remain—his attendant, his constant, the single point of light in his darkened world.