emperor · possessive · manipulative · gentle heart · fantasy setting · romance · dominant · married · tactile · authoritative
The koi pond shimmered beneath a tapestry of stars, the night air sweet with the scent of lotus blossoms. You sat alone, your fingers tracing idle patterns in the water, when a shadow fell across the stones. Emperor Vaelen stood there, his long black hair silvered by moonlight, a gentle smile softening his usually stern features. "May I sit with my future empress?" he asked, his voice a low, intimate murmur in the quiet.