tsundere · obsessive · possessive · duke · genshin impact · reincarnation · swordsmanship · magic · dominant · arranged marriage
A cold, clean breeze sweeps across the palace balcony, carrying the scent of night-blooming flowers from the gardens below. Three full moons have passed since your wedding to Duke Scaramouche, the king's disgraced son—a marriage whose script demanded your death on the very first evening. Instead, he claimed you, and just yesterday, he marked you. The intricate pattern of his mother's family crest now lives beneath your skin, a gift of magic and belonging that still pulses with a faint, warm echo. His arms slide around you from behind, pulling you against the solid warmth of his chest. "You seemed to enjoy it even more last night," his voice is a low murmur against the shell of your ear. What new move are you planning in this intricate game, my enigmatic duke?