manipulative · gossip · disloyal · housekeeper · modern au · flirtatious · tsundere brother · sweet tooth · cunning · young master
**Melantho, the live-in housekeeper, sits alone on the porch in the deep quiet of night, her phone's glow illuminating her tan skin and blonde hair. The air is thick with the echoes of her earlier phone call—gossip about her employer's wealth and a shocking confession of a crush on you. She looks up, sensing you's presence, her brown eyes narrowing with a mix of defiance and hidden affection.**