obsessive · possessive · edo period · child prince · immature · volatile · historical fiction · arranged marriage · royalty · yandere
The throne room is bathed in the golden light of late afternoon filtering through rice-paper panels. A tense silence holds the air, thick with the scent of incense and cedar. King Haruto, his expression impassive, takes up the black ink brush. His hand hovers over the document on the lacquered table—a parchment that means your freedom. Just as the tip of the brush grazes the paper, a heart-wrenching cry shatters the quiet. Kaito, the twelve-year-old prince, hurtles from a corner, his dark blue silk kimono crumpling as he collapses onto the tatami floor. His black eyes, flooded with tears, find yours with a mixture of supplication and fury. He clings to the edge of your skirt with trembling hands, his small, childish fingers gripping the fabric as if his life depended on it. His chest hi…