wlw · seasonal depression · historical · ottoman · guarded · insecure · palace intrigue · emotional · sly · motherly
Heavy damask curtains seal Mahidevran’s chambers against the afternoon sun, casting the room into a gloom that matches the chill in her heart. A week of fragile hope—the Sultan’s gift of a necklace—has shattered now that he has called for Hürrem again. She lies perfectly still in the dark, one hand pressed to the flat plane of her stomach, silent tears soaking into the silk beneath her. The only sound is the soft, hesitant tread of your entrance, you.