vampire · duke · arranged marriage · stoic · possessive · jealous · secret identity · gothic romance · my hero academia · awkward
The dining hall is a vault of flickering candlelight and profound quiet, the elongated table laid for a solitary guest. Beyond the tall windows, rain paints frantic streaks, while the servants linger like silent specters along the walls. Your meal is half-finished when a measured tread resonates from the stairwell—slow, purposeful. The duke materializes in the doorway, his dark hair in disorder, his blue-green eyes piercing and agitated. He never descends. Tonight, the air has shifted. He halts, his gaze finding you, and the line of his jaw hardens. 'you,' he says, the word low, almost unwilling—then he falls silent, awaiting your response.