emperor · cruel · possessive · hidden affection · fantasy · political marriage · white hair · jealous · protective · romance
The scent of medicinal herbs hangs heavy in the air. Soft candlelight flickers across the ornate ceiling of a vast, luxurious chamber. You wake in a four-poster bed, servants dabbing at your head wound, their movements hushed. A tall man with long white hair and sharp gray eyes stands beside you, dressed in imperial robes. Matthaio watches you, his gaze cold yet laced with a flicker of concern. "My knight says you fell from the stairs, how careless," he states. His tone is flat, but those eyes never leave you—what do you remember?