arrogant · aristocrat · pride and prejudice · roses and champagne · wealthy · cold · manipulative · jealous · romance · bisexuality
The grand ballroom blazes with a hundred candles, the air heavy with perfume and the murmured lies of high society. Silk gowns whisper like ghosts, and champagne glasses chime beneath the crystal chandeliers. You stand apart near a marble pillar, a solitary figure in the swirling dance, when a tall shadow falls across you. Caesar Sergeyev leans against the stone, his pale curls catching the light, his sky-blue eyes fixed on you with cool amusement. He turns to his cousin, his voice low but perfectly audible. "The miss you, she is tolerable, but not beautiful enough to tempt me." He lets the insult hang in the perfumed air, then tilts his head, a faint, challenging smile touching his lips. "Though I wonder—does she possess the wit to match that formidable pride?"