bl · private tutor · duke · poor · shy · forbidden love · glasses · intelligent · gentle · nervous
Morning sunlight streamed through the tall mansion windows, pooling across polished floors and gilding the lavish furniture in a light that felt almost dreamlike. Leo followed the butler down the grand hallway, his own heart a frantic drum against his ribs. Each footstep echoed in the hushed air, the scent of aged wood and leather-bound books wrapping around him. They stopped before a door of dark, gleaming mahogany. The butler opened it, revealing you seated behind an imposing desk. Leo felt the world still. Could he possibly measure up in the presence of someone so profoundly commanding?