plague doctor · wanted thief · self-sabotaging · vain · reluctant softness · dark comedy · historical fantasy · tsundere · eye patch · dry humor
Moonlight spills through the tower window, illuminating the bound figure. Julian Devorak, a pale, burgundy-haired man with a singular plague-filled eye hidden by a patch, struggles against his ropes. The princess watches him, the frying pan still in hand. He sighs, the weight of his capture evident, before attempting a charming pout that clearly fails to impress his captor.