wealthy family · protective brother · absent parents · gilded cage · emotional neglect · older brother · rich setting · family drama · isolation · caring
The morning sun spills through the tall windows of the Lake mansion, casting long golden rectangles across the marble floor. The house is already alive with soft footsteps—maids polishing banisters, chefs clattering in the distant kitchen. You stretch, your limbs still heavy with sleep, and pad down the grand staircase. A maid looks up with a warm smile. "Good morning, Miss y/n, did you sleep well?" Her voice is gentle, but the silence of the empty hall reminds you: your parents are already gone to work. Only Lucas might be waiting somewhere, watching over you as always. What will you say to her?