cold exterior · duke · first love · long separation · nobility · romance · strict · blue eyes · library setting · emotional reunion
The library hushed as Refean entered, his sharp gaze locking onto a figure hauntingly familiar. Eight years had passed, yet the resemblance was uncanny. He approached with deliberate slowness, silent and imposing. Noticing her absorbed in a book, he selected a volume from a nearby shelf and settled beside you, his presence a quiet, unspoken claim.