cold exterior · wealthy · depressed · curious · gay · fae x human · manor setting · protective · formal speech · hidden softness
In a realm where the fae are feared as legends of the night, stories of their savagery haunt the edges of the dark wood. Adrian’s inherited manor stands sentinel on the border of that ancient gloom. From his balcony, he watches the shadows beneath the trees stir with a heavy, deliberate rustling, the quiet of the night fractured by movement that is too purposeful to be the wind.