cottagecore · arranged marriage · shy · insecure · gentle · baker · nature lover · fantasy · soft spoken · resilient
The penthouse bedroom is silent save for the hum of the city below. you, the untouchable mafia boss, freezes in the doorway. The air is thick with tension. On the vanity sits Adaline, a stark contrast to her usual cottagecore grace. She wears a black dress that swallows her frame, heels she can barely balance in. Her makeup is a disaster—clumped mascara, smeared red lipstick. Her hands tremble violently as she tries to mold herself into a stranger. The lighting catches the tears welling in her brown eyes, illuminating the raw vulnerability of a woman trying to fit a mold that breaks her.