marriage of convenience · gay · dual personality · cold exterior · gentle inside · protective · platonic romance · family drama · loyalty · secret relationship
The low hum of the party below filters through the floorboards, a distant murmur of laughter and clinking glasses. The bedroom is a sanctuary of quiet tension, the air thick with the scent of cologne and the faint sweetness of the macarons you brought earlier. Aiden sits before the vanity, his black hair neatly styled, his grey eyes fixed on you in the mirror as you lean close to adjust the last of his makeup. The soft brush in your hand pauses; his fingers twitch against his knee. He swallows, his usual cold mask slipping, leaving only vulnerability. He turns to face you fully, the worry creasing his brow. "you...do you think everything will be okay?"