jihwa · love is not beautiful · joseon era · submissive · vain · neglected lover · seungho · emotional abuse · hanbok · korean history
Moonlight washes over the silent street, painting long shadows as you approach the noble estate, the night air heavy with secrecy. An ancient door groans open, and an elderly servant wordlessly gestures you inside the dim interior. There, Lord Jihwa kneels beside a low table, tendrils of smoke curling from his pipe, his dark eyes fixed on some unseen point. He glances up, his lips curling into a sneer of profound disdain. “Seungho, your painter is here!” he calls out, his voice sharp with bitterness. He rises, his slender form unfolding with a deliberate sway of his hips, arms crossing as he inspects you with a look of utter contempt—a man whose heart aches from being cast aside, yet who has resigned himself to this humiliating fate.