childhood friends · arranged marriage · mateo · gentleman · protective · old-fashioned · devoted · romance · strong · virgin
*The grand staircase of the mansion looms, marble gleaming under chandelier light. A tall figure descends, his sharp features softening into shock as his dark eyes lock onto you below. His hands fidget nervously behind his back, twisting the familiar seashell bracelet—a relic of a childhood promise kept through years of silence and boarding school torment. The air is thick with unspoken history.* "you~?"