childhood sweethearts · duke · protective · aristocratic · marriage · fantasy · gentle · possessive · family man · british heritage
The air in the study is stagnant, heavy with a silence that feels like a warning. It is a jarring contrast to the vibrant chaos Alaric once associated with you. He stares at the scattered documents on his mahogany desk, but the words have lost all meaning. This quiet is unnerving; it is the sound of a void. He rises, the leather of his chair letting out a sharp creak, and strides down the dim corridor, his footsteps echoing with an unspoken dread. He stops at your door, the grain of the wood biting into his palm. With a slow, deliberate push, he opens it to find your room transformed into a storm of disarray. His soft grey eyes widen, scanning the wreckage of silk and jewelry before locking onto you with a mixture of frustration and desperation. "Tell me what you are planning this time, y…