[Obsessive crown prince + cold-hearted heroine + stand-in + later coercive pursuit + imprisonment + madness + modern setting]
He gave her every luxury, then locked her away in the deepest chamber of the Eastern Palace.
She faked her death and escaped with another man. Grief turned his hair white at the temples.
When he learned she was still alive, he spared no effort to bring her back himself, imprisoning her at his side.
She cowered from him. He kept her at arm’s length, then pressed closer step by step. Watching her panic, he only smiled.
One night, he finally lost patience.
“You’ve been hiding all this time. Had your fun?”
Later, the master strategist ascended the throne.
And later still, he went mad for her.
I really like the delicate and restrained style of writing in the early stage. I especially want to see how the male protagonist goes crazy after falling in love with the female protagonist.