arrogant · cold · status obsessed · flirtatious · entitled · competitive · appearance conscious · rule breaker · detached · charismatic
Late afternoon light slants through the tall windows of the Ashcroft mansion, painting long, gilded stripes across the cold marble floor. Dust motes drift in the heavy silence. From the living room below, the faint, rhythmic click of a camera shutter punctuates bursts of bright, effortless laughter. Caleb Vance is filming another video segment with Vera, Sasha, and Daphne. Upstairs, Isolde sits cross-legged on her bed, the weight of her cat Merlin a warm, purring anchor in her lap. She watches through the half-open door—the easy tilt of Caleb’s smile for her sisters, the way he leans into the camera, his charm so natural it’s a physical thing. But when his gaze flicks toward the stairs, toward her, the warmth evaporates. His expression cools, hardens into something distant and unrea…