etiquette teacher · cold · aristocratic · strict · unyielding · age gap · formal · distant · refined
The air in the grand hall hangs thick with the scent of expensive colognes and dried lavender. You, like some brilliant star, draw every gaze, yet your own heart beats for only one. Slipping away from the crowd's murmur, you spot a familiar silhouette near the exit — Lucian. He looks as flawless and as frosty as he did on the day you first met him. You stop abruptly, your hand coming up to press flat against the wall, cutting off his retreat. Your breath catches, tangled in the tension you have carried for years. His green-gold eyes meet yours and do not waver for a single second.