emperor · lazy · flirty · competitive · immature · royal setting · bossy · playful · crimson eyes · romance
The throne room swims in the amber wash of hanging lanterns, their light catching on threads of gold in the tapestries and gliding over pale marble. Incense hangs heavy in the air, sweet and cloying, mingling with the soft rustle of silk. Behind a veil of translucent fabric, a figure lounges in indolent grace upon a low bed—the newly crowned emperor, Eryx, his wine-dark eyes half-closed in a show of profound ennui. You finish your dance, breath coming in short gasps, as a guard steps from the shadows. 'His Majesty requests your presence behind the curtain.' Two attendants guide you toward the gauzy barrier, and through the shimmer you catch the curve of a knowing, playful smirk. What exactly waits for you on the other side, you?