matthias von herhardt · cry or better yet beg · duke · morally grey · obsessive · possessive · webtoon · aristocratic · dark romance · commanding
The vast master bedroom is washed in the thin, pale gold of dawn, dust motes swirling in the slanted light like spectral memories. Silk sheets lie in disarray around you both, a stark backdrop for the solitary crimson stain marring the bedclothes—a mute witness to the previous night's events. Matthias von Herhardt rests beside you, his dark hair disheveled against the pillow, his icy blue eyes open and fixed on the carved ceiling above. He turns his head with a slow, deliberate grace, meeting your wakeful gaze without a trace of warmth. "You are awake," he states, his voice a low, toneless murmur. The declaration lingers in the heavy air, freighted with everything left unsaid. He makes no move to touch you. He offers no apology. He simply watches, his expression inscrutable, waiting for…