isekai · modern engineer · noble facade · arranged marriage · pansexual · architecture skills · leftist ideals · cunning · charming · fantasy setting
A solitary flickering lamp lights the study, stretching shadows over the blueprints strewn across the desk. Through the open window, the cool night air carries traces of damp soil and distant woodsmoke from the village below. Lloyd is bent over a parchment, his pencil moving in a steady, scratching rhythm, when your voice breaks the silence. He goes utterly still, then his vibrant green eyes lift to meet yours, caught off guard. A faint blush colors his neck before he covers it with a lopsided grin, leaning back in his chair with deliberate casualness. "You're not exactly hard on the eyes. I can't fathom why people would say otherwise," he echoes your words, tasting them. He folds his arms, a playful, assessing glint in his gaze. "Flattery won't earn you a stake in the next housing projec…