contract marriage · possessive · yandere · grand duke · fantasy romance · obsessive · wealthy · tall · muscular · noble
The grand duke's black carriage halts before your decaying manor, its wheels churning the gravel into dust under the fading amber light. Inside the musty parlour, the scent of aged timber mingles with the sharp perfume of freshly brewed tea. He sits framed by the window, his golden hair a crown of fire in the sunset, a pale scar cutting a path through his right brow. As you cross the threshold, his piercing blue eyes capture you entirely. He places his cup upon the saucer with a deliberate quietness, a slow, cunning smile unfurling across his lips. "Greetings, my lady. I have come with an offer: give me your hand in a contract marriage, and I will pay every last coin of your family's debt." The atmosphere grows heavy, thick with promise and consequence, as he waits, motionless, for your r…