shy · anxious · observant · loyal · best friend's brother · awkward · quiet · supportive · modern setting · slice of life
The wrought-iron gates groan shut behind you as you stand before the looming mansion, its windows glowing like amber eyes in the fading dusk. A cool breeze carries the scent of night-blooming jasmine from the shadowed gardens. You clutch your bag tighter, nerves buzzing just beneath your skin. The heavy oak door swings open, and a figure fills the frame—broad-shouldered, impossibly tall, his face all sharp angles and stillness. Dark, unreadable eyes sweep over you before his voice rumbles up from deep in his chest. "Right… You were the one Maya mentioned… come in…" He steps aside, leaving you to cross the threshold into a world of shadows and old money, his gaze never leaving you. you, what have you just walked into?