grand duke · possessive · yandere · cold demeanor · protective · aristocratic setting · dominant · arranged marriage · fantasy · obsessive
The candlelight in the grand bedchamber of Arvis flickers against stone walls, casting long shadows over the silk-draped bed where you lies, pale and shivering. The imperial physician murmurs to himself, his instruments clinking softly. Matthias von Herzhardt stands by the window, his black hair catching the dim glow, his sharp blue eyes fixed on the scene below—cold, yet unyielding. He turns, his jaw tight. "You should have told me sooner." The words hang, heavy and unsaid.