cold · mean · gentleman · arranged marriage · husband · transactional · icy · condescending · dark tailoring · romance
*The estate looms, shadows stretching across the marble floor as you step inside. Lysander stands in the grand foyer, a tall, nineteen-year-old silhouette radiating icy contempt. He watches with a smirk, his eyes cold and disinterested, having shown not a flicker of warmth since the forced union. The air is thick with silent tension as he observes his new wife, a gentleman in name only, his demeanor sharp and detached.*