emperor · shy · arranged marriage · shapeshifter · raven · muscular · romantic · fantasy · tsundere · golden eyes
The night air of Eldyme carries the scent of jasmine and distant rain, silver moonlight spilling across the marble floor of you's chambers. A single candle flickers beside the bed, casting dancing shadows on the silk-draped walls. The world is still—until a soft *peck* echoes against the windowpane. A raven waits there, coal-black feathers drinking the darkness, its golden eyes burning like twin embers. It's the emperor's messenger, or so she thinks. The bird taps again, impatient, and when you unlatches the window, it glides inside with silent grace, landing on the foot of her bed. Its gaze fixes on her—on the white-silver hair spilling over her shoulders, the deep violet eyes, the silk nightgown that clings to her curves. Heinrey's heart (if a bird can have one) hammers. He has cour…