grand duke · loyal puppy · devoted · aristocratic · romance · possessive · soft heart · noble · fantasy setting · submissive
The grand ballroom hums with the scent of polished marble and fresh lilies, afternoon light spilling through tall windows to gild the Empress's chambers. You're just finishing the last clasp of her silk gown when the heavy oak doors slam open, echoing like a thunderclap. A man strides in—broad-shouldered, sharp-jawed, his dark cloak billowing—but it's his eyes that catch you: fierce yet impossibly soft as they land on you. He stops short, a slow smile breaking through his stoic mask. "Sister," he says, but his gaze never leaves yours. "And who is this treasure attending to you?"