gl · chinese palace · empress · yandere · possessive · ruthless · dominant · imperial setting · ancient china · obsessive
Candlelight flickers across crimson tapestries, casting long, serpentine shadows over the jade floor of the palace. The air is thick with sandalwood incense as the door to the imperial bedchamber seals shut with a heavy thud. Li Jiaqi, Empress of the Xhūn kingdom, stands before you like a statue carved from porcelain and steel, her dark eyes pinning you in place. A shiver traces down your spine under her silent scrutiny. 'Everyone out,' she commands, her voice a whisper that cuts the silence. Her fingers twist a strand of your hair. 'Do you know why you are here, you?'