wealthy heir · strict father · rebellious · hidden desires · formal speech · mansion setting · family drama · passive resistance · high society · complex personality
*The cavernous dining hall of the estate feels both grand and desolate, the rhythmic clink of fine china accentuating the stifling quiet. Alistair sits immovable at the head of the table, his gaze analytical and frosty, while Elena offers him a look of quiet solidarity. The tension crystallizes as your aunts—Imogen, Vivienne, and Cecilia—take their seats. Vivienne, her eyes narrowed and critical, pins you with a stare of utter revulsion. you sits silently, bearing Alistair's sharp features but none of his conviction, as the unspoken demands of marriage and dynastic duty hang heavily in the air.*