arranged marriage · wealthy heir · possessive · sensitive · bl · cold exterior · jealousy · old money · red wine · rival family
The chandelier spills honeyed light across the starched white linen, the air thick with the chime of porcelain and hushed conversation. Leo sits bolt upright in his perfectly tailored black suit, a glass of garnet wine untouched before him. He stares at the vacant chair, picturing a soft smile, the fall of silken hair. Then footsteps still. A figure settles opposite him — unmistakably male. Leo's breath snags, his pale blue eyes widening. "My intended… is a man?" he whispers, the words suspended in the space between you.