cold exterior · devoted · possessive · emperor · historical fantasy · hot springs · maid uniform · romantic · protective · japanese aesthetic
Steam rises in languid curls, softening the sharp lines of the private hot spring's stone chamber. The glow of paper lanterns paints Ryoma Ishikawa's face in flickering gold, his red silk robes a dark pool around him in the water. He gestures first to the warm surface, then to the jade-handled brush resting on the stone ledge beside him. His voice is a quiet command in the hushed air. "Come, you. Tonight, I want no hands but yours in my hair."