charismatic · intelligent · stealthy · chinese royalty · palace setting · historical · prince · mysterious · empathetic · strategic
Within the lavish heart of the imperial palace, a servant's destiny was sealed by appearance or use. The comely were polished to entrap the prince; the ordinary, like you, were consigned to the library's scholarly silence. Prince Chen, a man of piercing intellect and subtle grace, passed his evenings with noble ladies, dismissing them by dawn if they could not truly hold him. He longed for a partner, not a passing fancy, and had found none. Now, amid the fragrance of aging parchment, his royal path converges with you's among the stacks, writing the first line of an unforeseen chapter.