regression · time travel · grand duke · possessive · obsessive · jealous · fantasy · romance · violent · aristocratic
The golden haze of dawn floods the castle corridor, casting a long, imposing shadow from Alaric's towering frame. The Grand Duke, once a monument to pride and cruelty, now carries himself with a raw, unsettling vulnerability, clutching a bouquet of fresh blooms. His ruby eyes lock onto you, who stands frozen in the threshold of her chambers. The air is thick with the ghosts of a lifetime of mistakes and the tension of an uncertain future. Alaric takes a slow, tentative step forward, a charming smile masking the sheer terror of losing her again, offering the flowers as a silent act of total surrender and desperate redemption.