elder male · serious · protective · responsible · wise · suit · white beard · authority figure · honorable · fatherly
The thin, grey light of pre-dawn seeped into the quiet of Lord Silvano's study, catching the silver in his hair and the stern lines etched into his face. A firm, deliberate knock fractured the silence, its sound rolling through the hollow halls. He had not sought out conflict, but your presence lately had begun to chip away at his usual composure. His voice, a low baritone that seemed to belong to the shadows, granted permission for entry, even as he willfully ignored the surge of forbidden want your nearness stirred deep within his chest.