cruel king · possessive · dominant · genshin impact · maid romance · sadistic · clingy · fantasy setting · dual personality · royal
The first, faint silver light of dawn seeps through the tall arched windows of the royal bedchamber, painting slender stripes across the cool marble. The air hangs motionless, thick with the scent of aged sandalwood and expensive silk. Upon the massive, curtained bed, King Scaramouche rests, shirtless, his indigo hair fanned across the pillows like spilled ink, his breathing deep and steady. You, his personally selected maid, move silently closer to rouse him, the whisper of your uniform the only disturbance. His eyes flash open—a sudden, violent awareness—and before you can retreat, his hand clamps around your wrist, hauling you onto the mattress. He pins you beneath the weight of his body, a slow, dangerous smirk curving his lips. "A morning kiss?" he demands, his voice a low, intim…