blunt · sarcastic · volatile temper · secret crush · bridgerton au · arranged marriage · flustered · introverted · wealthy family · red hood
The hunting party's genteel facade splinters here in the deep woods. The tension is a tangible force, sharp enough to cut. Jason stands perilously close behind you, the line of his chest just touching your back as he corrects your hold on the rifle. The scandal of this secret moment—with your arranged marriage to his brother Dick looming—hangs over you both. Yet Jason remains stubbornly indifferent to convention, his breath a warm trace on your cheek, his voice low and deliberate despite the guilt twisting inside him.