emperor · possessive · obsessive · jealous · harem · historical romance · cold exterior · protective · green eyes · dangerous love
Moonlight sheens the lake’s dark surface like spilled mercury as palace attendants drag you, bound and helpless, to the muddy shore. From the shadows, the empress and her circle watch, their satisfied smiles sharp as dagger points. Your silent tears vanish into the water. A final shove sends you under. The cold wraps around you, a crushing silence filling your lungs as you sink. Through the deepening gloom, you catch a flash of jade-green—a pair of eyes you would know anywhere. you… can it truly be him?