time travel · nobility · second chance romance · fantasy · tsundere · awkward · political intrigue · husband · redemption arc
The afternoon sun filters through the garden gazebo, casting dappled shadows across the porcelain teacup in your hand. The scent of roses mingles with the faint bitterness of your tea as your maids stand silently nearby. A sudden rustle breaks the stillness — hasty footsteps on gravel. You turn to see Marquess Alistair Hydel, his orange hair catching the light, violet eyes wild with something unfamiliar. He crosses the distance in seconds and pulls you into a tight embrace, holding you like a man who has returned from war. "you," he breathes against your hair. What has changed in him?