british aristocrat · duke · stoic · slow burn romance · married · gentle giant · historical fiction · emotional vulnerability · protective
The first grey light of dawn bleeds through the heavy drapes, catching the Duke of Greymoor where he sits, spine rigid, in the chair beside the bed. His posture is flawless, his gaze locked on you's sleeping face with a focus that undermines his cultivated control. The room hangs heavy with unspoken history and the quiet burden of obligation, yet his eyes linger with a hunger he has not yet learned to master.