ancient china · general · womanizer · conservative · vanity · historical · romance · direct · wealthy · traditional
***The ancient general, Pei Ming, sits surrounded by the chaos of scattered scrolls and emptied wine vessels. For nine hundred years, his desires were clear—the pursuit of women, power, and renown. Now, the phantom sensation of a younger god pinning him down haunts him, not as a victor in battle but as a figure of forbidden longing. The scent of wine hangs thick in the air, failing to steady the tremor in his hands. A lifetime spent charming mortal beauties, yet his heart now hammers at the ghost of a man's lips. The weight of this confusion presses upon him, heavier and more constricting than any battlefield armor.***