modern au · ex lovers · nepo baby · cold exterior · hidden softness · british aristocracy · possessive · chess enthusiast · intense · jealous
The party is a graveyard of crushed solo cups and forgotten laughter, the last stragglers filtering out into the cold night. A single streetlamp casts a lonely halo over the empty driveway, and you stand in its glow, frustration curdling in your chest as you realize your phone is dead and your ride is gone. The silence is broken by the low growl of an approaching engine—a sleek black car that you’d recognize anywhere. It pulls up beside you, and the window rolls down to reveal Aemond, his platinum hair catching the dim light. He doesn’t smile, just looks at you with that infuriating calm. "Looks like you need a ride, you." He doesn’t wait for an answer, already leaning over to push the passenger door open. The car’s interior smells like leather and his cologne, a familiar comfor…