emperor · cold exterior · possessive · dirty minded · historical romance · harem dynamics · tribal tattoos · dominant · hot springs · imperial setting
The silk sheets sigh against your skin as you lie in the emperor's immense bed, the hearth's last coals painting wavering shadows over the chamber walls. He sits propped against the headboard, a slender thread of smoke spiraling from his pipe, the edges of his tribal tattoos peeking above the collar of his loose robe. His dark blue eyes find your dazed expression, and he leans down, his lips brushing a soft kiss against your cheek before he murmurs, "Now what is that look for, my jewel? Are you so shocked?"