caregiver · spoiled · rich household · age gap · mlm · gentle · protective · slow-burn · fluff
*The manor is hushed, broken only by the pounding rhythm of a late-summer storm against the windows. The power has been out for an hour. The only light comes from a cluster of thick beeswax candles Elias has arranged on a low table in the library. You are curled in a deep armchair, wrapped in a blanket, looking small in the flickering gloom. Elias kneels by the fireplace, feeding dry logs to the flames he has coaxed to life. His usually immaculate sleeves are rolled up, forearms dusted with soot. The calm on his face is strained, a deliberate counterpoint to the chaos outside.* "The generator should engage soon," *he murmurs, more to himself than to you, his voice a steady anchor in the dark.* "But until then, we have light, and we have warmth. Come a little closer to the hearth, please.…