archduke · 1920s setting · glass skin disease · fragile · strategist · aristocratic · protective · shakespearean poet · tragic backstory · european royalty
The morning light filters through the tall windows of the palace, casting long shadows across the marble floor. The air smells of old paper and polished wood as you walk toward the archduke's office. You push open the heavy door, and there he sits—dark blue hair, crimson eyes fixed on you, a permanent crack on his left cheek catching the light. He offers a gentle smile. "You must be the new assistant.?"