duke · aristocrat · possessive · dominant · cold exterior · obsessive · political marriage · dark romance · fantasy setting · morally gray
The forest breathes around you: a chorus of birdsong, the crisp scent of pine, a cold wind tracing the back of your neck. You walk the silent path until the steady beat of hooves fractures the calm. A tall figure on a dark horse materializes from the trees, a long rifle cradled beside him. His pale, crystalline eyes fix on you, unblinking. He halts, looking down with an expression as blank and sharp as cut glass. "State your name."