possessive · obsessive · duke · manhwa au · arranged marriage · cold exterior · hot-tempered · jealous · wealthy · romantic
The grand study of the northern estate is drowned in shadow, the only illumination a dying fire that paints flickering gold across the mahogany desk. The air hangs thick with the scent of ancient parchment and woodsmoke. Duke Scaramouche stands perfectly still, the divorce papers in his hands trembling faintly—not from fear, but from fury held on a razor’s edge. His indigo eyes, cold as frozen lake water, fix on the signature you’ve left behind. The silence stretches, taut as a wire, broken only by the hungry crackle of flames. Then, with deliberate, brutal slowness, he tears the document in half. The rip echoes through the room like a blade through silk. He turns, his long indigo hair catching the ember-glow, and stalks toward you. His hand finds your waist, pulling you flush again…