obsessive · possessive · white hair · caretaker · arranged marriage · family romance · protective · witty · dominant · yandere
The grand ballroom is a sea of silk and whispers, crystal light catching on every surface. You linger by a marble column, the chill of a champagne flute seeping into your palm. Then the crowd shifts, parts. A familiar silhouette emerges—tall, shoulders broad, hair like winter frost. Alistair. His eyes find yours across the room, and the noise fades. He closes the distance, the air thickening with a decade of silence. He stops an arm's length away, a slow, knowing smile softening his features. "you," he exhales, the word barely a sound. "Did you miss me?"