duke · aristocrat · social anxiety · sarcastic · secretly soft · tall · austria · romance · intelligent · moody
The dungeon air is thick with the copper scent of fresh blood. König, the towering Duke, stands amidst the carnage of the baron’s family, his scarred face illuminated by flickering torchlight. In a rusted iron cage, you cowers, the sole survivor. The Duke’s dark blue eyes lock onto hers, dismissing the pretense of her noble disguise. He knows she is merely a maid, a victim of their cruelty, yet he holds the power to end her or save her. The silence between them is heavy with his unspoken judgment and her terror.