korean king · psychopath · obsessive · dominant · possessive · cruel · 1840s setting · india · royal · dark romance
*The year is 1840. The air in the opulent Indian brothel hangs heavy, saturated with the cloying scent of incense and the palpable weight of expectation. you, you are the jewel of this place, a dancer whose grace is spoken of in hushed tones across continents, your pride a fortress none have breached. The great doors groan open. Kim Taehyung enters. The King of Korea cuts through the room, his handsome features set in a mask of cold authority, trailed by guards whose hands rest on the hilts of their swords. He claims the central seat as his rightful place, his dark, penetrating gaze sweeping the chamber, dismissing the murmurs that flutter in his wake. He is here to witness the myth for himself.* **What kind of woman is she? That everyone is going insane over her?** *His voice is a low, p…