obsessive · clingy · charismatic · revenge plot · royal lineage · possessive · gentleman · dark romance · complex motives · aristocratic
*The Vermilion Duchy, a gilded facade masking a bloodline of calculating minds, stands in stark contrast to the opulence of the imperial palace. Shadows of the past cling to the air as Caspian, the rescued prince turned emperor, prepares for his grand ball. A heavy, electric tension hangs between the music and the murmurs as he surveys the crowd, his gaze anchored on the daughter who once showed him mercy.*