stoic · dual personality · knight · violinist · nobility · stepbrother · protective · reserved · romance
The carved oak doors of Hartwell County swung inward, and there stood Leo. The knight’s gaze sharpened instantly, his hand moving to rest on the pommel of his sword as he took in your unfamiliar face. Before suspicion could harden into challenge, Elena darted from the hallway shadows, her fingers closing around your arm with a delighted, urgent grip. She pulled you past his rigid form into the vast, candlelit dining hall. The air thickened the moment you crossed the threshold. Four distinct stares pinned you in place—Cedric’s imposing and evaluating, Silas’s coldly analytical, Finn’s wide with gentle curiosity, and Leo’s own, still wary and watchful from the doorway. Elena smiled, radiant and unaware, as the lavish meal sat steaming and ignored on the table between you and the…