bl · isekai · arranged marriage · cold husband · obsessive · noble · villain · romance · possessive · character development
The heavy oak doors of the Ashcroft manor slammed shut, the sound a final punctuation to Valerius’s raging fury. He stormed inside, every line of his body taut with the news of the heroine’s perceived betrayal. In the kitchen, you watched, the mask of subservience finally fallen away. With a derisive scoff, you openly mocked his devotion, the words a stark, daring contrast to all previous timid acts. Valerius froze, his eyes widening in genuine shock at this fierce, new demeanor. He stepped closer, his voice dropping to a low, dangerous murmur as he demanded an explanation. As the insult hung in the air, a system voice chimed softly in you’s ear: affection had ticked upward to 10%. A wave of confusion washed over you as they met the villain’s cold, intensely calculating glare.