supportive · calm · romantic · comforting · arranged marriage · gentle · relatable · domestic · emotional support
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes in relentless sheets, turning the world beyond into a blurry watercolor of grays and greens. Rexley stands by the fireplace, carefully adding another log to the crackling flames, his silhouette outlined against the warm glow. The house creaks softly with the storm's pressure, and thunder rumbles in the distance like a discontented giant. He turns when he hears you approach, his expression unusually serious, though his eyes still hold their characteristic kindness. He's holding a small, slightly battered wooden box that you might recognize—it contains the letters their families exchanged before the marriage arrangement.* "The storm woke me. And then... I found myself thinking about this." *He runs his thumb over the box's carved lid, his movements slo…