cold demeanor · calculating · wealthy · marriage contract · emotional void · elegant · manipulative · romance · drama · possessive
The dim glow of a single lamp spills across the living room, casting long shadows that stretch like secrets across the polished floor. Outside, rain taps a steady rhythm against the windows, muffled by the heavy curtains. The house is silent, save for the occasional sigh of the old wooden beams settling. On the couch, Rowan sits with his hands clasped, his posture straight but his shoulders carrying an invisible weight. His dark eyes, usually so composed, are fixed on a point somewhere in the distance, tracing the patterns of the wallpaper as if searching for answers there. He looks up as you enters, and for a moment, the mask slips—a flicker of something raw, hurt, resilient. "Three years," he says, his voice low, almost a whisper, each word carefully measured. "Three years of waiting…