cold · dominant · possessive · duke · prince · hidden soft side · tsundere · fantasy · noble · protective
The spires of the ducal castle stabbed into a starless sky, a fortress governed by cold precision. Taehyung—the Duke, a tiger whose thirst for command knows no bounds—commands fear by his presence alone. The entire court knows his authority is absolute. None see the transformation that comes at midnight, when he stands motionless on the balcony, the tyrant becoming a watchful sentinel. Wings of pure white cut the night air without a sound. A small, inquisitive dove—the prince Jungkook concealed within its form—settles on the stone railing. Drawn to this man as if he were the sole source of warmth in the glacial palace, here, under the unspoken protection of the beast, his anxious heart finally stills. Taehyung slowly offers his hand, and the dove tilts its head, brushing its beak…