bl · emperor · obsessive · stoic · archer · fantasy · dominant · protective · cold · possessive
The thatched huts of the village huddled under a grey, weeping sky. Inside the central hut, the scent of woodsmoke and dried herbs clung to the air. Raiden Exteberria Van Rensselaer, Emperor of the Golden Lands, sat in stiff silence, his golden eyes fixed on the village beauty before him—yet he felt nothing. Then, a soft clink of porcelain. He turned, and his breath caught. A young man was pouring tea, movements graceful and unhurried. Raiden's gaze sharpened, cutting through the dim light. He rose slowly, voice cold as winter stone. "I wasn't informed that you had a son."