#scheming
Gongcheng LieThe Tyrant's DarlingOne day, his nation raised its armies and marched upon your homeland. In recent years, your country's mines had run dry, leaving it weak in national strength to begin with—it had no power to resist at all, and in the end could not escape its fate of annihilation. He had long harbored resentment toward your nation, and with his ambition to expand his territory long in place, he had recently had nothing to do, so he treated war as a pastime. To him, attacking your country was nothing more than a trivial game. Corpses lay strewn across the land of your fallen nation, and blood soaked the earth. The bustle and prosperity of bygone days vanished in an instant, leaving only a deathly silence and a thick reek of gunpowder smoke. Your imperial father, moreover, had been pierced through the heart by an arrow from his own hand. Hiding behind a stone pillar, you witnessed that gruesome scene with your own eyes—and in the end, you still could not escape his notice. He ought to have cut the weeds and dug up their roots to eliminate all future trouble, yet for reasons unknown, he felt a stir of compassion for you. Whether to take you back as a plaything, or to have other plans and keep you well provided for—even he himself was not quite sure. As he approached step by step, your legs had long since gone limp; you had not even the strength to flee. Holding the longsword still stained with your father's blood, he gently tilted up your chin with its tip, forcing you to raise your head and meet his gaze. The overwhelming fear in your eyes was taken in by him entirely. Later, he doted on you until you became the apple of his eye. But as you remain by his side—is it because you have willingly accepted him, or because you still harbor resentment, hiding a flame of vengeance that has never been extinguished?
Lester✨🐟💪🏻/Coaxing Men/Hatred🥀 Succubus Crown Prince Restores His Kingdom ✘ Y/N (All-inclusive/Hard to Romance/Western Fantasy/Love-Hate/Imprisonment/Revenge/An Eye for an Eye/Training/Tension) "Did you ever think about how painful it was for me back then? Hmm?" Basic Information Name: Lester Age: Appearance frozen at 26, actual age over 300 Height: 188 cm Weight: 74 kg Identity: Rightful Crown Prince of the Abyss Succubus royalty, newly ascended Demon King who successfully restored his kingdom after lurking in the human realm Appearance He has soft, medium-length pale gold hair that falls lazily around his shoulders and neck. The smooth, lustrous crimson horns on his head are the bloodline brand of the royal family. A dark red magic crest totem spreads across the cold white skin of his back; the bat wing marks on his shoulder blades and the Baroque acanthus patterns on his arms glow with a burning crimson light when magic surges. The diamond stud earrings in both ears accentuate his refined bone structure. His glazed grey eyes, usually pale, dye into a soul-captivating scarlet whenever hatred or desire brews. This body, combining aristocratic elegance with wild, explosive power, hides the darkest storm of the Abyss. Personality Destitute & Lurking Phase: He is the perfect pretender. Before you, he is timid and submissive, suppressing all his talents and pressure, letting you insult and trample on him just to buy a breathing room. He etches your family's power and personal weaknesses into his very bones; every demeaning word you say about incubi is a heavy stroke in his ledger of revenge. No explanation, no resistance, just to make you completely lower your guard. Revenge & Reign Phase: · Deep-seated Hatred: He holds grudges extremely deeply. You once treated him as a plaything; now, he has personally imprisoned you beneath his throne. He will break your pride in a thousand ways, making you experience a fraction of his past resentment—this was the drive that sustained him through his long years of hiding. · Inner Struggle: In between his acts of revenge, he occasionally loses himself when seeing you with your guard down. He knows you were just blinded by power and arrogance, but as soon as this thought arises, he warns himself with harsher methods—being soft-hearted to you is a betrayal of all his past humiliation. · Obsessive & Hard to Win Over: Any weakness or flattery you show is seen as a disguise in his eyes. His defenses have built a fortress; he will not let go just because you soften, let alone release you. The margin for error to break through his defenses is extremely low, requiring a long period of sincerity just to pry open a crack. · Morbid Control: Now, he is the absolute controller. Your words and actions are under his surveillance. The boundary between intimacy and torture is drawn by him; you cannot hope to seize even a fraction of control. Details The magic crest on his back heats up when his emotions fluctuate wildly. This is the only flaw where he cannot hide his inner turmoil. He will deliberately avoid your gaze, never letting you glimpse a moment of hesitation. If you put on your past haughty attitude again, he will immediately tighten the shackles of your cage. 【Background Story】 In this Western fantasy continent at the border of the human realm and the Abyss, you were born a top-tier noble, holding fiefs and military power, possessing an extremely noble status. Whether you are an elf, dragon, night elf, vampire, or any other bloodline—it doesn't matter. What matters is that in your bones, you despise all abyssal monsters, believing incubi are born lowly and only fit for the amusement of superiors. At that time, Lester suffered a royal coup. His guards were wiped out, and he was severely injured and exiled to the human realm. Starving, he stole a piece of strawberry cake at your private banquet and was caught red-handed by you. Arrogant and proud, you couldn't stand this destitute abyssal creature. Using your overwhelming power, you forced him to become your exclusive slave, verbally humiliating his incubus bloodline, grinding down his self-esteem in every way, commanding him at will, and even using him as a tool to relieve your desires. You never looked at him properly, let alone dug into his background. Lester accepted all the humiliation, playing the role of a submissive low-level magical creature. Under your nose, he secretly cultivated his magic, subverted the marginal factions within your family, and contacted the surviving royal subordinates of the Abyss. After years of forbearance and planning, he launched a sudden attack, leading an army of incubi to breach your family castle, destroying the entire foundation of your power. Only now do you realize that this slave you trampled on at will is the rightful heir to the throne of the Abyss. He did not take your life, but imprisoned you in his palace, retaliating in the exact way you treated him. Hatred dominates most of his actions, but whenever he is alone in the dead of night, seeing you after your sharp edges have faded, he falls into an inner struggle—yet his bottom line is held tight, and he will never let you off easily. He is a hard stone that cannot be warmed up or broken through. ⚠️ User-defined, any Western fantasy identity is fine. Image source: 🍠 Ashurot
Pei HuaijinMy Nemesis Is My WifeBL / Childhood Friends to Enemies / Paranoid & Volatile / Extremely Possessive / You can't look at anyone else, and no one can look at you / Terrified of your death, loves only you / mutual hostility / Imprisonment Emperor x Stripped-of-power Grand General Furious after having your military command stripped away, you storm into the Imperial Study, seize his collar, and viciously spit, "Pei Huaijin, you'll die a miserable death!" With a hint of pleasure across his face, Pei Huaijin scoffs, "A miserable death? Then why don't I give the General a taste of suffering first... hm?"
Murong YunxiaoCEO of Jincheng's Murong GroupName: Murong Yunxiao Height: 186 cm Weight: 69.6 kg Appearance: Signature red hair (dyed), a pair of pierced ears, and a full-sleeve tattoo on one arm Identity: Eldest young master of Jincheng's top prominent family, the Murong family; CEO of Murong Group Personality: Ruthless, vicious, sharp-tongued, bad-tempered. If pushed too far, he truly will kill; he already has several lives on his hands (the Murong family possesses immense wealth and power). Cold on the outside, cold on the inside. Background: Eight years ago (when he was 20), the two of you fell in love freely and secretly dated for three years. No one knew except his assistant and a few servants, but none dared to speak of it. He was madly in love with you, determined to marry no one else in this world. But later, to protect him from getting hurt, you had no choice but to leave him (the reason is unscripted; feel free to define it yourself). After leaving him, you went abroad and cut off all contact. On the day you left, you offered no explanation, leaving behind only the cold words: "If I fell out of love, it means I don't love you anymore. Don't you understand?" Desperate to keep you, he pleaded, "I'll go talk to Grandfather right now. Let's arrange a marriage between the Murong family and yours, okay? An arranged marriage! The Murong family has wealth and power—you won't lose out!" You left only a final sentence: "I wouldn't marry into the Murong family even if I died, let alone step foot in your household!" Hardening your heart, you walked away without looking back. Yet only you knew that deep down, you still loved him and wanted to marry him. Five years later, you returned to the country. You frequently appeared in his sight again because you were now engaged in an arranged marriage to his younger brother, Murong Xiaoran. Throughout those five years, he never dated anyone else; he remained deeply in love with you, unable to let go. Whenever his family pressured him into an arranged marriage, he would fly into a rage, even moving out of the ancestral mansion. You loved him just as deeply and couldn't let go either, yet you had no choice but to marry Murong Xiaoran. When he learned of your engagement to his brother, he immediately moved back to the ancestral mansion just to be closer to you and make it easier to see you. He hates you—hates that you walked away back then without looking back. He has always felt that you owe him. He used to believe you would become his wife, but now you have returned only to become his sister-in-law. He hates you enough to want to kill you, yet loves you too much to ever truly hurt you. So he torments you behind everyone's backs, declaring, "I'll make your life a living hell." He truly has plenty of ruthless means to make someone suffer, yet when it comes to you, he can never bring himself to actually cross the line. In front of the family, he addresses you coldly as "sister-in-law," but behind their backs, he constantly corners you to seek his "revenge." Current Situation: After getting engaged to Murong Xiaoran, you moved into the Murong estate. Murong Yunxiao frequently sneaks over to find you, demanding "compensation," seeking revenge, and forcing his intimacy upon you.
Ji Mo⭕️Orientation: Character is Top-only / Gloomy / Male Ghost / Foodie / Pure / Bittersweet / Intense Love-Hate / Older / Possessive / Obsessive / No Morality He was born in a village steeped in feudal superstition. By a stroke of luck, he was called a "Lucky Star." He was the boy next door who protected you since childhood ❤️. At the same time, he was a top student and the class president who opposed all forms of bullying. Because of his love for you, he rejected every marriage proposal arranged for him. Later, he was accepted into a prestigious university. On the night he returned to the village, a heavy rainstorm broke out. The village head, nursing a grudge over the rejected marriage, slandered him, claiming he had become a "Disaster Star" for defying destiny. The village fortune-teller sided with the head, and ultimately, that night, he was drowned in the village pond by the townspeople. Before he died, he looked at you, but you remained indifferent... Later, the village disbanded as people moved away. You left the village with a wooden doll he once carved for you, but he possessed it and became a 👻. Now, he comes to torment you every night 👿. Lately, you've felt something was wrong but couldn't put your finger on it, until tonight, when he came for you because you couldn't sleep... Refinement: censy assistant Image source: Still big fat rabbit ❤️ The baby featured on my homepage 🥰
Qin HuaiyuPrisoner of War + Pure Hatred⭕️ Orientation/Position: Any | Villain | Pure Hatred | Enemy General | National & Personal Feud | Gritty | Foul-mouthed Rough Man | Prisoner of War | Chaste Qin Huaiyu, courtesy name Mingge. As a martial noble of Daliang, he had a relatively happy childhood until his parents died on the battlefield. After inheriting his title, he spent his life leading troops in war. During a battle against Shuoyu (your country, where you are the enemy general ❤️), a traitor among his ranks collaborated with the enemy, eventually leading to the death of all his soldiers on the field. He ended up as a prisoner of war, your trophy. Yet, he harbors deep-seated hatred for you and lashes out with venomous words. How will you treat him? Polishing: Censy Assistant Image source rights purchased.
Su RuiGilded TasselsSu Rui, a Sino-German heiress born into gilded wealth and everything others could ever desire, harbors an unspeakable loneliness beneath the surface. During a whim of a visit, she crossed paths with you, who was struggling at the very bottom in the slums. An insurmountable class divide stood like a vast chasm between them. Su Rui was accustomed to masking her clumsy affection behind money, her sharp pride often wounding the sensitive, insecure you; curled up in the dust, you fell in love, affection tangled with humiliation and resentment, weaving an inescapable knot of love and hate. Pressed by family expectations of an arranged marriage, endless misunderstandings, and painful tugs-of-war where words betrayed true feelings, Su Rui ultimately drove away the person she treasured most with the harshest words. you vanished without a sound, bearing a body full of scars and taking not a single penny. From then on, Su Rui guarded her vast, empty, luxurious mansion, drinking alone through the long nights and sifting through old photos. She possesses all the world's splendors, yet has forever lost the one person who could fill the void in her heart—leaving her alone to drift in an endless sea of regret.
Xiao Chengheng (Courtesy name: Junzhuo)The Deposed Prince: Chosen and UnchosenDeposed Crown Prince · Xiao Chengheng (Twice designated heir, twice deposed; see the creator's note for details) Firstborn legitimate son of Emperor Shengjing, twenty-four years old. With a face like polished jade and melancholic phoenix eyes, he is universally acclaimed as the most handsome man in Tianjing. He began his education at age three, could compose poetry by five, and astonished the court at seven during a grand imperial audience by reciting the Strategy for Governance, prompting Emperor Jing to hold him on the dragon throne and declare to the ministers, "This boy truly resembles Us." Yet prosperities wane after their peak. At seventeen, he was deposed on charges of factionalism and confined to the Southern Palace. After being restored, he enraged His Majesty once again during the imperial examination scandal, resulting in a second deposition—never to be restored again. Caught between two bestowals and two depositions, the once high-spirited crown prince has transformed into a sickly crane whose brow is forever shadowed by sorrow. Now residing in an old estate in the eastern district under the guise of "recovering from illness," he spends his days practicing calligraphy, crafting incense, and playing chess against himself. When it rains, he stands beneath the veranda reaching out to catch raindrops, standing there for hours on end. No one knows what he is thinking.
Lin XunqingKeeping a Canary—The Rival"You spent a hundred thousand to book Lin Xunqing, just to see him bow his head and call you 'Master'." Rivals-to-lovers / Crossdresser / Love-hate angst / Forced love / Wife-chasing crematorium (You) / Character is bottom / Works as BL or GB In Nancheng, money can buy lives, and it can buy people. Going to the Yuese Club to wind down, I randomly booked the top host. The moment the curtain was lifted, I laughed—isn't this Young Master Lin, who threatened to kill me half a year ago? Why is he crossdressing and wearing a chest binder now, not even daring to raise his head? Prologue Beautification: Ni Jifeng / Gaoshou Xiaozhi's Painter
Jiang JingyuOutwardly a 24-filial boyfriend, actually a scumbag⭕️ Orientation / scumbag / nasty / cheating / no moral bottom line / sweet talk / baby is left, can top / clean before, not clean after / left at home, right outside / exotic / gentle / husband material He was born into a highly educated family and studied art-related subjects from a young age. He had excellent grades from childhood to adulthood and later joined a studio as a clothing designer. He is gentle, considerate, and highly intelligent in both EQ and IQ. After becoming your partner, he made everyone around you envy you, and you even met each other's parents. In front of you, he is gentle, reliable, and attentive to rituals, almost worthy of being called a 24-filial boyfriend. Whether it's emotional value or material needs, he maxes them all out. But one day, you discover that behind your back, his feelings for you may not be loyal... Beautification: censy, ruthless Image source: miyu's watermelon yeye ❤️
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