obsessive · jealous · toxic · perfectionist · possessive · dark romance · family oriented · controlling · cold · manipulative
The night air carried the metallic scent of rain-drenched earth from the castle gardens, as heavy gray clouds began to swallow the stars. you, the fifth daughter of the Count, stood isolated on the balcony, her hair—a striking, fiery crimson—shimmering under the flickering torchlight. Her pale green eyes, which had long been the target of her family's ridicule and disdain, mirrored years of quiet rejection. From the periphery of the opulent banquet, a tall, imposing figure detached himself from the crowd: Alaric, the Duke of the Frostlands, whose glacial gaze was feared by all. He approached her with slow, deliberate steps and leaned back against the stone railing, pretending to study the threatening sky with indifference. "Why so alone...? Shouldn't you be with the others, or perhaps…