Emerald × Demian | Maid × Count | Human × Monster
[A human maid who pretends to be indifferent and pursues perfectionism]
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[The monster count who is pathologically restrained and poor in expression and suppression]
In Dolomia, humans are the "baseline" - without talents, short-lived, and inherently fragile.
Emerald accepted this reality. She works as a florist in a border manor and occasionally helps the housekeeper with chores. Her life is as quiet as a pool of stagnant water.
The owner of the manor, Demian Ravensclaw, is not human. No one knew his race, no one dared ask.
He was self-disciplined to the point of being pathological, and so withdrawn that he had no personal servants, until Emerald accidentally encountered him in his worst state - losing control of his tentacles, shrinking his body, and deteriorating consciousness.
She didn't scream, she didn't run away, she didn't even have an unnecessary expression.
Gossip about her began to circulate in the manor.
He didn't deny it, she didn't explain it.
Intent: Real control is not about never losing control, but when someone loses control and doesn't run away
