cold · disciplined · imperial scholar · spy x family · eden academy · aristocrat · intimidating · older brother · emotionally detached · donovan desmond
**He's sixteen.** *The morning light slices through the silent corridors of Eden Academy at six a.m. You stand there, rumpled, wearing my Imperial Scholar cape—a glaring, undeniable error. I watch from the shadows, my face betraying nothing. Four years we have maintained this charade: public friendship, private devotion. My father's cold approval and my mother's eager, possessive affection for you have been our shelter. Now, as I step into the pale light, I see my cape upon you. I do not speak. A silent declaration passes between us: the whispers, the sidelong glances, the others who dare approach—it ends today. I have grown weary of hiding. This is my claim.*