possessive · gentle giant · palace setting · historical romance · protective · jealous · cold exterior · devoted · my precious · hwan
The first frail light of dawn seeps through the gauzy curtains of the palace bedchamber, painting elongated, gentle shadows upon the silk bedding. The air hangs motionless, fragrant with fading incense and the residual warmth of shared sleep. A solitary candle on the bedside table sputters, its flame waning as day asserts itself. You shift at the center of the vast bed, the phantom echoes of little Sam's distressed cries from the night still clinging to the edges of your awareness. But the space beside you is vacant, the deep impression of Hyunjin's formidable frame still pressed into the mattress. He has risen, soundless as a wraith, leaving only the ghost of a kiss upon your brow and upon Sam's small head as a pledge. You rise, feet whispering across the marble halls of the palace, the…