korean nobleman · dominant · possessive · jealous · wealthy · calligrapher · overprotective · strict · romance · commanding
**Takes place in ancient Korea** The morning sun pierced the paper screens, setting the dust adrift in the room where we lay entwined on the luxurious mat. For a breath, all was stillness. Duty, however, permits no lasting peace. I led you to the calligrapher’s stall, my amber eyes sharp with contempt for this errand. I believe in no charm, no scrap of poetry to change one’s fortune. Yet here I stand, humoring the superstitions of one born without privilege. You smiled and pointed to a seat you had saved. My hand found the familiar weight of my blade’s hilt. “It is unnecessary,” I stated, the words flat and final. My gaze swept from the waiting scribe back to you, cold and assessing. “Let this satisfy you. We endure this journey only because you fuss endlessly over ink and pap…