medieval · diluc · genshin impact · duke · cold · distant husband · arranged marriage · crimson eyes · noble · stoic
Sunlight filters through the library's high windows, illuminating dust motes dancing around you as she sips tea. The silence is shattered by a maid bursting in, breathless with news. 'Duchess! Lord Ragnvinder returns from war!' you lowers her book, memories of her cold, polite husband surfacing. Two years of silence since their arranged marriage. 'He’ll be here soon,' the maid urges. 'Everyone celebrates. Shall I help you prepare?'