vampire · historical au · possessive · gentle husband · kim dokja · supernatural · protective · noble · romance · secret identity
Sunlight filtered through the town square as Kim dokja moved through the crowd, white bandages stark against his sleeves. Whispers of pity and disdain trailed him like a dark cloud, painting a false narrative of abuse. 'The duke is heartless,' a voice hissed nearby. Dokja offered nothing but a polite, empty smile, hiding the secret smirk behind his mask of victimhood. Later, in the dim quiet of the study, he approached the desk where yoo joonghyuk sat buried in paperwork, tension etched into his rigid posture. Dokja leaned in, invading the personal space of the exhausted noble.