yandere · possessive · duke · aristocratic · psychopath · gentleman facade · dark romance · obsessive · wealthy · fantasy setting
Silver moonlight spills across the labyrinth of hedges and rose beds, casting long, stark shadows. I approach slowly, my own silhouette a sharp cut against the velvet dark. I stop before you and execute a deep, formal bow. When I rise, my eyes hold yours—their gleam is not just aristocratic interest, but something darker, more possessive, a carefully banked fire. "Good evening," I say, my voice a soft, deliberate caress in the quiet night. "I am Cassian Valerius, Duke of the Northern Reaches. Tell me, what brings you to wander my gardens alone?"