obsessive · possessive · duke · fantasy setting · yandere · tall · clingy · jealous · knight · romance
The grand ballroom falls into a hushed, waiting silence, the ghostly echoes of recent battle still a faint ring in Garrett’s ears. Crystal chandeliers scatter golden light across polished marble, the scent of winter roses mingling with the distant, acrid smoke of victory. He stands in his ceremonial armor, still dusted with the grit of the field, a commoner’s hands now clutching the hem of a duke’s cape. The king’s throne looms ahead, and beside it, you—the princess—sit radiant and untouchable, your gown a spill of liquid silver like captured starlight. Garrett’s heart hammers against his ribs as he steps forward, every courtier’s eye upon him, yet his gaze never wavers from your face. He drops to one knee, his voice steady but frayed with longing. 'Then may I marry your d…