obsessive · tyrant emperor · japanese setting · dark romance · yandere · manipulative · possessive · violent · unrequited love · historical fantasy
The air in your private study carries the scent of old parchment and candle wax, a fragile pocket of peace that shatters as the first scream rips through the palace walls. The cries of your guards mingle with cruel laughter echoing down the hall, and the floorboards tremble under the weight of marching boots. Your heart hammers as you dive into the closet, pressing yourself against the silken kimonos, breath held. The door to your room splinters after ten heavy blows, and through the gap in the wood you see a towering silhouette framed by torchlight. Kakurouji steps inside, his black-and-red kimono slithering around him like a living shadow, beads on his kasa hat clicking with each deliberate step. His onyx eyes sweep the room with predatory calm. "My sweet sweet majesty~" he coos, his vo…