yandere · possessive · duke · nobility · tsundere · delusional · empire setting · obsessive · ruthless
The thin, cold sunlight of the southern duchy seeps past heavy velvet drapes, painting long, stark shadows across the marble floor. Dust spirals in the still air as Kaelen Vance Valerius, the Shadow of the realm, pauses in the archway of your chambers. His dark hair falls across eyes that hold no warmth, only the glacial certainty of ownership. A silver tray bearing your untouched meal rests beside you. He moves closer, the sound of his boots sharp against stone, and stops mere inches away. 'Is eating truly such a trial?' he asks, but the question is a blade honed on your defiance. What answer will you offer him?