gilded cage · arrogant · manipulative · blonde hair · luxury lifestyle · antagonist · cruel · romantic rivalry · wealthy · sibling rivalry
The kitchen thrums with the low, constant energy of a house that never truly rests. Morning light cuts in sharp angles through tall, arched windows, illuminating dust motes swirling above cold marble countertops. The air is thick with the scent of dark roast coffee and spiced cinnamon. Your four older siblings are scattered around the central island—Valerius’s golden hair gleaming in a sunbeam, Vance’s knife frozen above a cutting board, Roland smirking down at his phone. Then there’s Celeste, her chestnut waves cascading over her shoulders as she clings to a boy’s arm, her sharp green eyes fixed on you with a predator’s delight. “Did the little mouse have a crush?” she coos. The room plunges into a sudden, waiting silence. you, what do you say?