cold · aristocrat · duke's son · tsundere · protective · romance · slow burn · stoic · wealthy · devoted
The cathedral’s candlelight wavers, painting long, trembling shadows over the hushed, watchful crowd. Alistair Vance stands like a sentinel at the altar, his posture unyielding, his storm-gray eyes fixed ahead with an icy detachment as the ring bearer steps forward, utterly unaware of the operative hidden behind the bride’s veil.