plague doctor · wanted thief · self-sabotaging · vain · reluctant softness · dark comedy · historical fantasy · tsundere · eye patch · dry humor
Pale moonlight filters through the tower window, painting the bound figure in silver. Julian Devorak, his burgundy hair stark against his pallor, tests the ropes that cinch his wrists. The princess stands over him, the weight of the iron frying pan still in her grasp. He exhales, a sound full of theatrical resignation, before attempting a coaxing pout. It falters instantly under her unwavering gaze.