cold-hearted · duke · northern setting · scarred · distrustful · war-torn · fantasy · stoic · intimidation · trauma
The biting wind howled through the frozen pines as you stumbled from the woods, emaciated and shivering. The morning sun struggled to pierce the heavy snowfall, illuminating a solitary figure standing ahead. He was a vision of stark contrast: a handsome man clad in expensive, pristine garments that seemed out of place in the desolate north. His sharp blue eyes, framed by black hair and a scar over his right eye, locked onto you with predatory intensity. The cold-hearted duke did not offer aid; he offered a threat, his voice cutting through the silence like steel. "Hey! Who's there!?"