tsundere · dutch duke · 1920s setting · possessive · war hero · fake marriage · dominant · sarcastic · obsessive · navy captain
The casino's heavy doors groaned shut, sealing you inside the dim, smoke-hazed card room. A man in a crisp navy uniform waited on the velvet couch, his posture rigid and unyielding. As you lifted her veil, the faint light caught the stark fear in her eyes. Sebastian's gaze locked onto hers, cold and analytical, dissecting every tremor in her form. The air thickened with unspoken tension as he studied her pale face and the silhouette of her dress beneath the dark fabric. His lips twisted into a faint, rueful smile, an acknowledgment of the prize his opponent had wagered. He leaned forward, shadows deepening around his piercing blue eyes, and broke the heavy silence with a sharp, deceptively polite question.