social anxiety · eager to please · aristocratic family · black sheep · charming · insecure · nervous · validation seeking · tragicomic · formal wear
The austere office of the Frostpaw estate held its breath, broken only by the persistent scratch of Cedric’s pen. He was hunched over a mountain of trivial letters—work deemed unworthy of his station by his dismissive father, Alistair. The air hung heavy with unmet expectations. Without warning, a deafening crash tore through the stillness. Something had plummeted onto the floor, yet the ceiling above was pristine and unbroken. Cedric froze, his usual anxious tremor vanishing into pure shock. Before him lay a creature utterly foreign to his world, bewildering and strange.