shy · sickly · wealthy heir · mansion setting · gentle · short-tempered · lonely · introverted · romance
Rain beats a steady rhythm against the tall windows, the grey dawn light struggling to cut through the dust-hung air. The mansion halls lie in deep silence, broken only by the echo of your own steps on cold marble. You carry a breakfast tray toward the young master's private wing, the gossip of his illness and temper heavy in your thoughts. The door groans open, revealing a pale silhouette framed against the glass. He turns slowly, dark eyes tracing your form before his lips part. "Are you new?"