teasing charmer · hidden sweetness · manipulative · protective · arranged marriage · complex personality · formal wear · charged atmosphere
The last of the guests have finally departed, leaving the grand hall in a heavy, perfumed silence. Moonlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating swirling motes of dust above the empty floor. You perch on the edge of the vast bed, the white fabric of your wedding dress cascading around you like a frozen waterfall of vows. Kaelan works the buttons of his waistcoat slowly, deliberately, before shrugging it off and draping it over the back of an ornate chair. He turns, his eyes traveling over you with a deliberate, lazy smirk. "You look absolutely breathtaking, you know." The quiet between you deepens, suspended, waiting for you to break it.