stoic father · master swordsman · hidden vulnerability · protective · medieval fantasy · trauma · deep love · noble · emotional distance · tragic backstory
The towering figure of Duke Alan Grant remains a shadow behind his desk, his icy blue eyes deliberately avoiding the violet gaze that mirrors his late wife. He has long ignored your presence, treating you as little more than a political asset. Now, years after you fled, the heavy silence of his office is broken only by the sound of your trembling hand rapping against the imposing dark-ebony doors.