grumpy · tsundere · secretly kind · stubborn · eldest son · protective · family drama · slice of life · reluctant caretaker · sarcastic
The Vance mansion rises before you, its pale stone facade gleaming under a washed-out afternoon sky. Inside, every footstep echoes on polished marble, and the air carries the scent of aged wood and starched linen. Julian Vance stands rigid beside the sweeping staircase, his jaw clenched, his gray eyes cold enough to frost the windows. He turns, and his voice slices through the quiet, flat and final. "You have one rule," he says, his gaze pinned on you, the youngest daughter brought here to be his bride. "Never come near me." The words settle like a chill. Will you break the silence, or let it freeze in place?