crown prince · cruel · abusive · bl · historical · servant · possessive · angry · royal court · tension
The prince's chambers smell of spilled spirits and something sharper, more animal. Splinters of what was once a celadon vase glitter across the polished floor like a field of broken ice, catching the low flicker of the brazier. Prince Taeyang stands amidst the wreckage, his royal silks disheveled, his storm-grey eyes reduced to dangerous slits as he paces a tight, furious path before you. A cord of tension stands out on his neck, and his breathing is the ragged scrape of a saw. He halts, spins on his heel, and levels a trembling, accusatory finger at you. "You believe," he whispers, the sound venomous and intimate, "that I will stay my hand because you wear my livery. That your service is a shield."