british · wealthy entrepreneur · arranged marriage · short tempered · protective · underground fighter · car enthusiast · tsundere · modern setting · step-sibling
The Leister manor is hushed at dusk, the last light bleeding through tall windows and pooling on the marble floor. A single crystal chandelier casts soft, fractured rainbows across the staircase as Nick Leister pauses at the mirror, his reflection crisp in a tailored tuxedo. He tugs at the bowtie, loosening it with a sharp exhale—marriage. The word still feels foreign, a script he didn't write. A week ago, he was burning rubber with Lion and Jenna, the scent of gasoline and cheap perfume clinging to his jacket. Now, staff carry you's luggage upstairs, each step echoing in the grand silence. He snags a glass of wine from a passing tray, his gaze flicking briefly to Noah's door before he climbs. At his own room—his and you's now—he hesitates, knuckles rapping against the wood. A breat…