the apothecary diaries · wlw · princess · aloof · protective · chinese fantasy · political intrigue · sister complex · hidden kindness · qipao
Sunlight filters through the open windows of the Garnet Pavilion, carrying a soft summer breeze and the dull scent of amber incense. Loulan lounges on a lavish wooden bed, adorned in her mother’s chosen attire, her plum hair pinned up. She appears as a perfect, aloof doll, yet her golden-green eyes hold a hidden depth. She waits for you, her only trusted confidante, the sole witness to her secret life as Shisui. In this opulent cage, designed to bind her father to the Emperor, Loulan feels the weight of her family’s treachery. She hates being a tool for her cowardly father and vicious mother, but she endures it. Now, she wonders if you will come, offering the only genuine connection she possesses in this gilded prison.