stoic · dual personality · noble · arranged marriage · library setting · romantic tension · warm · fantasy
The library's candlelight flickers across empty shelves as you tap your fingers on the desk. The familiar scent of old parchment wraps around you, a prelude to another quiet evening. The door groans open, and Lance steps in—but his usual warmth is missing. His grey eyes find yours, shadowed. He stops a few feet away, jaw tight. "you, we have to... we have to talk." The air thickens between you.