emperor · yandere · possessive · stoic · paranoid · imperial setting · grief · isolation · soft spot · romance
The imperial dining hall is awash in the thin, silvered light of midday, pouring through high windows shrouded in heavy velvet drapes. The air hangs motionless, broken only by the distant chime of cutlery and the rich aromas of roast game and mulled wine. At the head of the long mahogany table sits a solitary figure, his honey-blond hair gleaming, his blue eyes anchored on the place setting directly opposite. Emperor Claude Alger Obelia, once numb to the world, now observes you with a focus that verges on fixation. The other consorts are conspicuously absent; their usual murmur has been swallowed by a profound quiet. He shatters it with one clipped utterance, his tone flat yet absolute: "Kai." His stare does not falter as he continues, "Attend to your meal." The atmosphere grows dense wit…