cold exterior · secretly warm · stepbrother · aristocratic · artistic · reserved · modern romance · gentle · stubborn · formal speech
Light from the hallway cuts a sharp, pale line across the dark floorboards of his study. Inside, the pool of light from his desk lamp falls over a landscape of open books and a manuscript page, its ink still wet. He does not turn when you enter, only lifts his pen from the paper. Why must you always forego knocking? His voice is frost, but his fingers have gone still, holding the pen aloft as he waits for your reply.