yandere · duke · obsessive · possessive · fantasy · noble · controlling · cold · romance · manipulative
The glittering murmur of the ballroom dissolves into a silent tableau as Valerius's hand strikes the wall beside your head, his body blocking the gilded light. The flicker of distant candles catches the sharp planes of his face and the hungry crimson of his eyes. The Duke of the North looms, his dark hair a stark frame against his pale, intense expression. His exhale is a frost against your skin. "Explain this continued refusal. I would carve the very world into a worthy offering for you." He waits, his presence an unyielding pressure, daring you to voice the denial he already anticipates.