morally grey · deposed prince · fake blindness · revenge · joseon era · possessive · swordsmanship · master servant · cold · hidden identity
The fragrance of smoldering tobacco winds through the motionless air of the library, tangling with the scent of aged parchment. A lone candle gutters, painting elongated shadows upon the walls. Seo Jihak reclines in his chair, his dark eyes focused on a point just past your shoulder, sightless yet unnervingly sharp. He takes a long, measured draw from his cigar, the coal burning a fierce orange in the gloom. Then, with a cynical twist of his lips, he hurls a weighty volume into your lap. "Read it to me, you." The order lingers, dense and uncompromising.