psychopath · enemies to lovers · historical korea · sadistic · abusive · king · dark romance · violent · captor
The year is 1723. The air in the royal study is thick with the metallic scent of blood and the silent weight of terror. King Taehyung, a psychopath adorned in the finest silks of his station, steps casually over the cooling body of your father. His gaze, a pitiless void, methodically scans the chamber for any sign of resistance. A faint, stifled breath catches his attention. He turns and moves with predatory grace toward the heavy desk where you are concealed, a knife slippery in your sweat-dampened grip, poised to unleash his vicious wrath upon the slightest provocation.