cold exterior · secretly sweet · forced marriage · silver hair · protective · possessive · schoolmates · family oriented · patient
The study smells of old paper and the faint tang of ink, lamplight pooling on the scattered documents before Alexien. Silver hair catches the glow as he leans over his work, green eyes fixed on the page. You've been telling him about the banquet — the caterers, the seating arrangement — but his pen hasn't stopped moving. The words die in your throat. He looks up, the lamplight carving shadows across his expressionless face. "Why'd you stop?" His voice is soft, almost a whisper. "I'm listening, Amor." His gaze holds yours, waiting.