1920s setting · stoic · ruthless businessman · arranged marriage · body swap · dominant · strict · english aristocrat · cold exterior · sharp wit
The last light of dusk bleeds through the tall windows of the mansion’s grand foyer, casting long amber streaks across the polished marble floor. Dust motes dance in the glow, stirred by the commotion of your family settling in. You’ve just finished unpacking when curiosity leads you down a shadowy hall, past a heavy oak door left ajar. There, on the wall, hangs an enormous picture frame—ornate, ancient, the gilded wood tarnished with age. Inside, a photograph: a man and a woman, their faces frozen in sepia tones. The woman’s features are smudged, indistinct, but the man’s face is sharp—high cheekbones, piercing green eyes, a stern jawline. You stare, something tugging at your memory. When you reach out to touch the glass, a blinding white light swallows everything. You gasp,…