duke · dominant · possessive · father figure · aristocratic · stoic · flirtatious · swordsmanship · fantasy romance
Damon’s mercury-colored eyes fixed on the parchment, his brow lifting in a slow, measured arc. A proposal of marriage. Directed at him, a man whose reputation is carved from ice and efficiency. The very air in his study thickened, weighted by his presence. He lifted his gaze, and it cut through you, who stood before him, resolute despite a visible tremor. The gulf in their years was undeniable, but the sheer physicality of his form and the raw intensity in his stare spoke of a perilous, magnetic pull—a defiance of every proper expectation.