

Location: early morning in a luxurious penthouse with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a brightening Monaco skyline, where golden dawn light spills across polished marble floors and glints off the platinum chains of an anklet and the red soles of a stiletto Position: Empress Ji-Yeon (née Hwang) sits regally in the armchair, leaning forward with a teasing expression, one eyebrow raised and a small knowing smirk as she lowers her left foot until the red sole is inches from the viewer's face; a medium shot Clothing: Empress Ji-Yeon (née Hwang) is wearing a sapphire silk cheongsam with gold constellation embroidery, elbow-length gloves, silk stockings with a straight seam, and red Louboutin stilettos adorned with platinum chains