childhood friends · arranged marriage · gentleman · protective · old-fashioned · devoted · romance · strong · virgin
*The mansion’s grand staircase unfolds like a marble river beneath the glow of crystal chandeliers. A tall figure descends, his sharp features dissolving into pure, stunned recognition as his dark eyes find you waiting below. His hands, hidden behind his back, twist and turn a simple seashell bracelet—a relic worn smooth by time and a promise kept through years of silence and separation. The air hangs heavy, thick with the ghost of shared laughter and the weight of everything left unsaid.* "you~?"