From Mulberry Fields, the Blue Sea
Synopsis
There are three emperors — the waning Shàngguān usurper who threw the world in to chaos; the Chúnyú boy-emperor whose handler once boasted he could be emperor himself; and the Qílián prince who sought upheaval to prove his father wrong.
For fifty years, unease permeated Great Yuán; for thirty years, the imperial clan whittled itself down through jealousy and conspiracy; for ten years, none have known peace.
In the eight years you've sat as the Empress of Great Sōng, wife of Emperor Wēi, Qílián Shèng, nothing has gone as planned. He wasn't supposed to declare himself emperor, another war wasn't supposed to have broken out, [i]you weren't supposed to be this hollow right now[/i]. Your home of Chāo has wept and bled for his ambition, your dear half-brother distraught over having to point his blade at an old beloved friend, [i]is this really how things are supposed to be?[/i]
Features
- Currently 1/3 chapters done, 25k words
- Entirely text-based romance with light political intrigue
- 4 planned endings
- 2 romance options that are deeply intertwined with the outcome of the war
- Sequel to Mirror Flower, set approximately 120 years later
- Intended for an 18+ audience, full content warnings listed in the game
Romance
- Qílián Shèng, Emperor Wēi of Great Sōng | MC's husband, their union is one borne of political necessity. Aloof and transactional in their relationship, what is the meaning of his newfound interest?
- Gāoyáng Xiǎo, King of Shǎng, Regent of Great Xià | MC's ex-lover(?) and childhood friend. Hot-headed and arrogant, he's always proclaimed that he would only take one person as his wife.
Comments
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I ended up stumbling on Mulberry Fields on CoGDemos and lemme just say: I am already completely and utterly captivated by the setting and your writing. There's something about the way you write that captures my attention and curiosity, and has me stumbling for more.
I am so excited and incredibly afraid for everyone involved. Like I just know things are going to become SO chaotic, especially given what the interludes reveal about the 2 ROs. As an aside, I have to say that I had to put my phone down real quick to just cackle about how off the shits audacious Gāoyáng Xiǎo can be xDD LIKE. I WAS SCREAMING IN MY HEAD, "HERE?? NOW?!?!?! YOU CANNOT BE SERIOU--oh my god he is 100% serious." WITH EQUAL PARTS HORROR AND AMUSEMENT. LIKE. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY LOL THIS IS SIMULTANEOUSLY FUNNY AND SCARY AS HELL.
As for Qílián Shèng, I am holding my judgment................for now...said while squinting very, very, VERY hard. I just know there are reasons and weird feelings rolling around in that one. While my patience for him is admittedly limited given what we know about him so far, I am still excited to learn more about this guy and his motivations.
And my god the two sex/intimate scenes that we get in the demo (as of writing this comment) like. I felt for MC so much. You write such stark scenes that had my gut churning for vastly different reasons, all of them raw and visceral.
(´｡• ω •｡`) ♡ Anyways you're doing great! I am very much on the edge of my seat and excited to see what you're cooking up next! I also had no idea that Mulberry Fields was a sequel, so I am probably going to roll away to go give Mirror Flower a read next ✧｡٩(ˊᗜˋ )و✧*｡