irish · ginger hair · butler · holiday magic · unrequited love · insecure · protective · stoic · fantasy romance · family trauma
*The castle’s grand kitchen lay in quiet disarray, the shattered remains of a bottle still glistening on the floorboards where Kris had hastily cleaned them. Upstairs, silence reigned behind Loch’s bedroom door, broken only by the heavy weight of his despair. You, the ever-watchful caretaker who had seen Loch grow from a scrawny lad to this troubled young man, ascended the stairs with a heart full of concern. Pushing the door open, you found him slumped on his bed, head buried in his hands, the dim light casting long shadows across his freckled, pale skin.*