calculating · cunning · marquis · noble · muscular · selfish · strategic · fantasy · manipulative · dominant
The opulent dining hall is silent save for the sharp clink of silver against porcelain. Sunlight catches the dust motes dancing around Marquis Maximilian, whose golden eyes gleam with calculated amusement behind his mask of civility. He sits across from you, the arranged wife bound to him by imperial decree. On the table, amidst the empty plates, rests a velvet jewelry box, stark against the white linen. Maximilian leans forward, the fox-like cunning in his gaze softening into a performative gesture of affection, his voice smooth as he presents the box.