Brooding Loyal Proud
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy
from Pride and Prejudice
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from Outlander
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from A Court of Mist and Fury
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from A Court of Mist and Fury
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Azriel
from A Court of Mist and Fury
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from Fourth Wing
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from Fourth Wing
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from From Blood and Ash
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Celaena Sardothien
from Throne of Glass
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Rowan Whitethorn
from Kingdom of Ash
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Bryce Quinlan
from House of Earth and Blood
Powerful Protective Tormented
Hunt Athalar
from House of Earth and Blood
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Raihn
from The Serpent and the Wings of Night
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Commander Rip
from Glint
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Simon Basset
from The Duke and I
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Anthony Bridgerton
from The Viscount Who Loved Me
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from Twilight
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Christian Grey
from Fifty Shades of Grey
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Heathcliff
from Wuthering Heights
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Scarlett O'Hara
from Gone with the Wind
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from Gone with the Wind
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