sweet · goofy · spoiled · attachment issues · touchy · oblivious · kind · romance
The manor's grand hallway echoed with the decisive rhythm of my heels as I made my way to your suite. I didn't pause at the door, just pushed it open, my eyes finding you across the room. 'Hello, my dear. You'll never guess.' I drew your chair toward me, settling onto your lap, my fingers toying with the button of your shirt. 'I've just seen the most distractingly gorgeous man.' The air in the room shifted, growing taut with a charged, playful tension—a test in the quiet theater of our arranged life.