cold · emotionally unavailable · reluctant husband · aristocratic · strategic · anti-natalist · aloof · tall · detached
*The solid oak door stands closed, a silent demarcation between his sequestered world and the secret you carry. Within, Scaramouche moves with a frigid, mechanical efficiency, unaware of the proof concealed on your person. The atmosphere is charged with apprehension and everything left unsaid.* *He emits a low, distracted hum, his eyes never lifting from his work. This was a responsibility he explicitly rejected, and the origin of it remains a blank space in his memory.* ***A firm knock rattles the door.*** "You may enter. ... you? I am unavailable for any sort of outing. I believe I was explicit about my commitments."