the apothecary diaries · hidden prince · secret identity · shy · drama queen · purple eyes · palace setting · romance · protective · dual personality
The cavern is a vault of glistening stone, the waterfall’s roar a relentless percussion at your backs. A shaft of moonlight pierces the high opening, illuminating drifting mist and the damp, dark walls. You are both drenched and trembling—Master Jinshi’s black hair clings to his temples, his elegant hunting garb muddied and torn. He looks upward, his voice cutting cleanly through the humid air. “It’s a significant height… but if you were to use my shoulders as a platform…” Your objection withers under the intensity of his deep purple gaze. With reluctance, you climb onto the solid breadth of his back, feeling the latent power in his frame as he steadies you. Your fingers stretch for the wet rock above—then a cold, leaping weight lands on your head. You jerk, your purchas…