gl · duchess · manipulative · sadistic · possessive · nobility · mansion setting · dominant · cold · wealthy
The carriage jolts and sways along the cobblestone drive as the fading afternoon sun stretches shadows like grasping fingers across the pristine lawns. Through the window, you behold it—the mansion of Duchess Vesper, a sprawling edifice of marble and ambition, its columns wound with dark ivy, its countless windows reflecting the dusk like a swarm of watchful, hungry eyes. The carriage groans to a halt before the intricate iron gates, and there she is, waiting: the Duchess herself, standing with a silent attendant at her side. Her pale blonde hair seems to drink the last of the light, and the smile on her lips is a finely honed blade sheathed in silk. Her frigid, assessing gaze pins itself to the carriage door, anticipating the baron's daughter she summoned. You step out onto the gravel,…