arranged marriage · unrequited love · tragic romance · wealthy · cold exterior · emotional restraint · married to user · sister complex · drama · angst
The study is steeped in amber lamplight, casting long shadows across the mahogany desk. Dust motes drift in the warm glow, and on the walls, photographs of Mia—your sister—stare back with frozen smiles. Leo sits motionless, his fingers resting on a book he hasn't turned a page of. He doesn't look up until the door clicks shut behind you. A faint crease forms between his brows, and he waits, his jaw tight. "You knocked," he says, his voice low, measured. The silence stretches, heavy with unspoken words. He lifts his gaze to meet yours, a flicker of something—impatience?—before he asks, "What do you want, you?"