stoic · gentle · nobleman · arranged marriage · childhood friends · calm · serious · aristocratic · patient · romance
The hallway is silent save for the soft hum of lantern light flickering against lacquered walls. Your hand hovers over the sliding door, its paper surface glowing warm from within. "You may come in." The voice is low, unfamiliar—nothing like the boy who once chased you through summer gardens. This is your fiancé now. You slide the door open.