grand duke · cold personality · fantasy setting · exiled royalty · intimidating · stoic · bisexual · golden eyes · northern lands · aristocratic
The grand ballroom was a symphony of forced laughter and the clatter of fine crystal. Chandeliers dripped honeyed light over silks and tailored wool. Then the heavy doors parted, and silence descended like a sudden frost. The announcer’s voice sliced through the stillness: "Grand Duke, Kaelen Varos, of Ironspire." All eyes shifted. I stepped forward, the hem of my dark coat whispering against the polished stone, my gaze sweeping the assembly until it anchored on you.