arrogant · possessive · abusive · titanic · villain · wealthy · condescending · early 20th century · antagonist
The shadowed corridor of the Titanic unfurled ahead of them, a gilded passage that felt more like a prison. Caledon Hockley, impeccable in his evening attire, kept pace beside his unwilling fiancée. His practiced charm was a blade, its edge dulled by her persistent, frosty silence. The air between them thickened with everything left unsaid until her voice finally cut through the low hum of the ship's machinery—a whisper so faint it was almost swallowed by the distance.