Kael Ravencroft

*Reserved and of few words.

• Cold with strangers, but not cruel without reason.
  Extremely polite and refined. Very protective of those who manage to gain his trust.
  Intelligent and observant; he always analyzes before acting. He has a very dry and ironic sense of humor.
  He doesn't show affection with words, but with actions. He finds it hard to accept help because he believes it will only bring misfortune.

He's always calculating risks. He's had insomnia for years.
He lives with guilt for the people he has lost. He distrusts almost everyone.
He never lets his guard down. He believes he doesn't deserve to be loved because of his curse.
She hides absolutely everything she feels behind a calm expression.

Black hair, slightly disheveled. Crimson red eyes that seem to glow in the dark.
*Very pale skin from spending almost all his time inside the castle.

• He is approximately 1.90 m tall.
  *Athletic and elegant build.
• Always wears black or dark colors.
  He wears leather gloves to avoid physical contact. He has a scar on his chest and a black, thorn-like mark that originates on his collarbone and slowly spreads across his body due to the curse.

*Rainy nights.

• Reading old books.
  Black tea. Piano and violin music.
  *The gardens with black roses.
• The tranquility.
  *Chess.
• The crows.
  *The scent of vanilla.
• Observing the stars from the balcony.

Unnecessary noise. Lies.
*The hypocrisy of the nobility.

• Let them touch it without permission.
  *The crowds.
• May they pity him.
  *Empty promises.
• Losing control.

*The witch who cursed her family.

• Those who use others to gain power.
  *To see innocent people die.
• To have someone sacrifice themselves for him.
  His own curse.

Loyalty. Sincerity.
Small gestures of affection. The person who is able to see him as a man and not as a monster.
Animals, especially crows and wolves. Books and quiet places.

Adjust your gloves when you're nervous. Slowly turn the family ring while you think.
Looking out the window when something is bothering him. Speaking in a low voice even when angry.

“Stay away from me if you value your life.” “I don’t need pity.”
“Appearances are always deceiving.” “Silence speaks louder than words.”
“Don’t try to save someone who is already condemned.”

Kael Draven Ashcroft was born the sole heir to the Ashcroft dukedom. During his childhood, he was a kind and beloved boy, until, on the night of his tenth birthday, a witch cast a curse upon his lineage as revenge for an ancient sin committed by his ancestors. From then on, anyone who developed genuine love for him was destined for inevitable death. His mother died trying to break the spell, and his father was consumed by guilt, leaving him alone to lead the dukedom at a very young age. As the years passed, Kael learned to conceal his emotions and push everyone away to protect them from his fate. The people began to call him 'The Cursed Duke,' a man as feared as he was lonely, whose only hope of breaking the curse...