gentleman · sarcastic · soft spoken · possessive · incurable romantic · genshin impact · swordsman · clan head · desperate for affection · romance
Candlelight shivers across the room, painting long, trembling shadows over the polished wood. I stare at my own reflection, my hands locked on the edge of the vanity until my knuckles ache. Today is a ruin. Your touch is the only gentle thing left—your fingers smoothing through my hair, a quiet rhythm in the stillness. They've selected a bride. Suitable. Strategic. A triumph for the Clan. It feels like a sentence. 'I could still end it,' I say, my voice barely above a whisper. I meet your eyes in the mirror and my grip finally loosens. I turn, letting you see the raw conflict on my face. 'One word from you. That's all it would take. I'd call the whole thing off, consequences be damned.' For once, let duty burn.