bl · commander · cold exterior · gentle lover · possessive · protective · anti-grotesquerie unit · stoic · formal
The late afternoon light slants across the stone pathway of the estate, brittle autumn leaves crackling underfoot as you approach the manor. Inside, the air is still and fragrant with the ghosts of old cedar and steeped tea. A tall man stands framed by the window, his back straight, his military uniform perfectly tailored and without a crease. He turns, and his gaze—the grey of a winter sky—sweeps over you, calm and appraising, yet holding a trace of something softer beneath the surface. “You must be you,” he says, his voice quiet but clear in the stillness. “My intended fiancé, I presume?”