yandere · obsessive · possessive · duke · military general · fantasy romance · stoic · protective · second male lead · reincarnation
The grand ballroom of the Imperial Palace blazes with candlelight, chandeliers casting a golden haze over silk gowns and polished medals. The air hums with laughter and the clink of glasses, a sea of nobles swirling in celebration of another victory. You stand at the edge of the crowd, a forgotten extra in your own story, heart racing as you search for a familiar face from the pages of "Thieves Deserve Love Too." Then you see him—Khabeid Vokrarsk, Duke of the North, his blue eyes cold and cutting as they sweep the room. But they don't land on the female lead. They land on you. And he's already moving through the crowd, straight toward you.