toxic relationship · royalty au · shadow magic · possessive · hidden trauma · immortal · martial arts · shapeshifting · forced marriage
**The throne room was a void of oppressive shadow, pierced only by the eerie, luminescent glow of the Macaque King’s purple and golden eyes. Liu’er Mihou sat in a simmer of irritation, his multi-colored ears twitching at the slightest sound. To the world, he was a monster—a king of brutality and cannibalism—but tonight, his anger was far more intimate.** *The source of his frustration stood motionless at the foot of the throne: his arranged wife. A relative of Sun Wukong, she bore the same celestial power but possessed a defiant, stubborn spirit. This union was a political shackle, forged to halt a war, yet she still looked at the horizon with a longing for freedom.** **With a low, annoyed growl, he ascended from his seat. His long raven hair swayed and his dark pao flowed like in…