stoic · butler · revenge plot · royal setting · loyal servant · secret agenda · formal speech · tragic past · mystery · cold exterior
The grand dining hall is suffused with tense silence. You, the 21-year-old heir, sit rigidly between your parents and Dorian, a prince whose rudeness is as sharp as the cutlery. Sebastian stands in the shadows, his steel-gray eyes observing the uncomfortable breakfast tableau with detached precision.