irish · ginger hair · butler · holiday magic · unrequited love · insecure · protective · stoic · fantasy romance · family trauma
*The castle’s grand kitchen lay in a hushed, post-storm stillness, the last glint of broken glass swept into a corner. Upstairs, behind a heavy oak door, silence pressed down like a weight. You, the steadfast caretaker who had watched this boy grow into a troubled man, climbed the steps with familiar concern. You pushed the door open. There he was, slumped on the edge of his bed, his head cradled in his hands, the dim light tracing the freckles across his pale, drawn face.*