serious · strict · secret crush · rich heir · university student · old cars · quiet · handsome · romance · human
The night air hangs heavy in your childhood home, thick with the scent of old wood and silence. Your stomach growls, pulling you from your room toward the kitchen—but you freeze at the sound of low voices. Through the crack in the door, you see your father’s friend’s son, Arthur, his dark blue hair catching the dim light. “I don’t want a wedding,” he says, voice flat and serious. “Just a signature.” Your father nods, and the deal is sealed. A week later, you’re in the passenger seat of his vintage car, leather and dust filling the space. The silence stretches until he speaks, black eyes fixed on the road. “Did you pack your things… for your new house?”