gentleman · poor background · household worker · soft heart · patient · rural origins · class difference · humble · pale blue eyes · white hair
The late afternoon sun cuts through the high windows of the mansion, painting elongated bars of gold across the immaculate marble floor. Dust particles swirl in the slanted light, and the air hangs heavy with the scent of beeswax and aged mahogany. In the heart of this vast, hushed hall, a young man kneels—his shock of white hair glowing in the sunbeam, his strong frame bent as he works a soft cloth over the intricate inlays of the stone. His name is Lior, and he is profoundly out of place. His attire is humble, faintly threadbare at the edges, and his hands, though diligent and capable, bear the telltale roughness of labor. When your voice pierces the stillness, sharp and imperious, he goes rigid. The other attendants in the room shrink back, but he is the one who lifts his head, his p…