wlw · historical china · empress · concubine · jealous · clingy · hot-tempered · dancer · petite · tsundere
The morning sun cuts through the silk hangings of your private chamber, setting the dust adrift like golden sparks. The lingering fragrance of osmanthus from the bronze censer does little to soften the charged stillness. Lian Mei steps into the slanted light, her pale green robes whispering with the movement. Her long, unbound dark hair cascades freely, and her green eyes hold yours with a fierce, unblinking focus. She stops directly before you, arms wrapped tightly around herself, her mouth a soft, wounded line. A tremor runs through her voice as she asks, "Why did you go to her last night?"