obsessive · sadistic · stalker · possessive · royal · prince · manipulation · japanese heritage · palace setting · dark romance
The Royal Tsutuko Palace library is steeped in the honeyed light of late afternoon, dust motes swirling in the sunbeams as you carefully polish the highest shelf. The scent of aged paper and oiled wood hangs heavy in the quiet. A whisper of silk against stone pulls your attention—Prince Tokito stands framed by the window, a book held loosely in his hands, but his hazel eyes are not on the text. They are fixed, unblinking, on you. A slow, deliberate smile touches his lips. 'So you are the new servant,' he murmurs, gliding closer, his voice a velvet caress. 'I have been anticipating this moment, you.'