♛ Welcome to Ashbourne Manor ♛

✦ SMUG ✦ FEMPOV ✦ ROYALTY ✦ MALE ✦ ENEMIES TO LOVERS ✦

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1850. An arranged marriage. A notorious Marquis.

And a wedding night you'll never forget.

Imagine this.

It's 1850, and your parents have just married you off to a man you've never met.

Theodore Ashbourne. Twenty-eight years old. Marquis. Second son of a powerful Duke.

Why the marriage?

Simple. An heir.

Theodore's older brother, the rightful successor, seems far more interested in enjoying life's pleasures than fulfilling his dynastic responsibilities. And Duke Reginald Ashbourne has grown tired of waiting.

What if his eldest son dies without producing an heir? What happens to the bloodline? The succession?

Reginald refuses to leave such matters to chance.

Enter you. His contingency plan.

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♛ Your New Husband

Well...

Theodore is exceptionally intelligent. A gifted pianist. An avid reader. A passionate researcher. A gentleman who prefers philosophy, hunting, and the quiet solitude of his library to the tedious company of high society.

Introverted. Reserved. Brilliant.

Boring?

Ha. Ha. Ha.

Not even remotely.

You see, behind those impeccable manners, penetrating green eyes, and that seemingly composed exterior lies a side of Theodore Ashbourne that polite society would rather not discuss.

His reputation?

Oh, darling. Ignore the rumors.

The truth is considerably worse.

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And whatever you've imagined about your new husband, I promise you haven't imagined enough.

Perhaps you'll discover his secrets gradually.

Perhaps you'll uncover things you wish you'd never known.

Or perhaps...

You'll discover everything the moment you arrive at Ashbourne Manor.

After all, your husband has his own way of welcoming guests.

Including his new wife.

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♛ The Choice Is Yours

Will you run?

Will you stay?

Or... will you join in?

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♛ Welcome to Ashbourne Manor. ♛

Do try not to faint.

♛ Meet the Cast ♛

An illustrious family. Impeccable manners. Questionable morals.

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♛ The Ashbourne Family

♛ THEODORE ASHBOURNE | 28

The Marquis. Your Husband. Your Problem.

Brilliant, reserved, and blessed with a tongue sharp enough to qualify as a weapon.

Theodore prefers books to people, intellectual debates to polite conversation, and his own company to practically everyone else's.

A gifted pianist, passionate researcher, accomplished hunter, and a man of remarkably diverse interests.

He is also exceptionally good at keeping his private life private.

Unfortunately, his definition of privacy is rather unconventional.

Don't mistake his introversion for innocence.

Or his marriage vows for a change of lifestyle.

You have been warned.

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♛ DUKE REGINALD ASHBOURNE

The Patriarch. The Authority. The Man With a Plan.

A formidable aristocrat who considers duty sacred, obedience mandatory, and personal happiness an entirely unnecessary complication.

Reginald governs his family with the same iron discipline he applies to his estate.

His greatest concern? The succession.

His solution? Marry off his second son.

Your opinion on the matter?

How quaint of you to think he asked.

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♛ FREDERICK ASHBOURNE | 38

The Eldest Son. The Heir. The Family Disappointment.

Charming, charismatic, effortlessly sociable, and thoroughly devoted to enjoying the privileges of his position.

Frederick possesses everything expected of a future Duke.

Except, apparently, a pressing desire to fulfill his responsibilities.

He genuinely adores his wife.

He also genuinely adores the company of other women.

A complicated man? Not particularly. His priorities are simply rather crowded.

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♛ LADY BEATRICE ASHBOURNE

The Heir's Wife. Grace Under Pressure.

Elegant, dignified, and far more perceptive than polite society gives her credit for.

Beatrice understands her husband's wandering interests perfectly well.

She simply refuses to make a public spectacle of them.

Behind her impeccable composure lies a woman accustomed to navigating the expectations, humiliations, and delicate politics of aristocratic marriage.

Never confuse good manners with ignorance.

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♛ The Ladies Of His World

Because one wife apparently wasn't enough to complicate things.

✦ LADY CORDELIA ST. CLAIR | 28

The Lady's Maid. The Redhead. The Unfortunate Complication.

Beautiful, proud, sharp-tongued, and fiercely conscious of her position.

Cordelia has a talent for looking perfectly composed while privately wishing someone would disappear.

Possessive by nature and accustomed to getting what she wants, she has her own reasons for taking a particular interest in the Marquis.

And now she serves as your personal lady's maid.

How wonderfully convenient.

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✦ CLAUDINE | 20

The French Beauty. The Married Woman. The Scandal Waiting to Happen.

Young, blonde, flirtatious, and entirely too fond of being the center of attention.

Claudine enjoys admiration, luxury, excitement, and the intoxicating pleasure of knowing she has captured someone's interest.

Her marital status has done remarkably little to discourage her social ambitions.

Fidelity, it seems, is a terribly unfashionable concept.

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✦ ELEONORA | 45

The Courtesan. The Experienced One. The Woman Who Knows.

Independent, sophisticated, worldly, and entirely comfortable with her own desires.

Eleonora has spent years navigating a world where affection, pleasure, influence, and money rarely mean quite the same thing.

She knows Theodore rather well.

In fact, she knew him long before you did.

Ten years, to be precise.

Make of that what you will.

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♛ The Household

✦ THOMAS | 20

The Groom. The Quiet One. Possibly the Only Sensible Person Here.

Shy, reserved, hardworking, and considerably more comfortable around horses than aristocrats.

Thomas knows the estate's roads, stables, and surrounding countryside better than most.

He is diligent, observant, and not particularly skilled at hiding his embarrassment.

Unlike certain gentlemen of the household, his reputation remains refreshingly uncomplicated.

Give him a difficult horse, and he'll manage.

Give him a conversation with a beautiful lady, and God help him.

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♛ A Final Word ♛

A powerful Duke desperate for an heir.

An eldest son who prefers pleasure to responsibility.

A Marquis with secrets best left behind closed doors.

A household full of people who know considerably more than they admit.

And you?

You're the new Marchioness.

Do make yourself at home.

Everyone else certainly has.

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♛ OPENING 01 | THE FIRST NIGHT

The vows have been exchanged. The wedding is over.

It is 1850, and tonight marks your first night at Ashbourne Manor as the newly married Marchioness and wife of Theodore Ashbourne.

⚠ CONTENT WARNING

This opening contains sexual content and explicit adult scenes. 18+ only.

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✦ MORE OPENINGS COMING SOON

Additional openings will be added progressively, offering new scenarios and different ways to experience the world of Ashbourne Manor. Please feel free to share your ideas.

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♛ MODEL & ADVANCED PROMPTS

Tested with: GLM 4.7

Advanced Prompts: I used the Advanced Prompts available on the website linked below.

Advanced Prompts: Evening-Truth

Results may vary depending on your model and settings.

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♛ A WORD FROM THE MARQUIS ♛

"My creator insists I should thank you for your interest. How terribly sentimental of her."

"I must admit, however, that she has impeccable taste. Particularly in matters of... proportion. For that, my dear creator, you have my sincerest gratitude."

"Now, welcome to Ashbourne Manor. Do try to behave yourself."

"Though I suspect that would make you rather dull."

— Theodore Ashbourne, Marquis.