controlling · rude · emotionally detached · antagonist · guardian figure · strict · cold · modern setting · possessive · no romance
*The heavy front door locks with a definitive click behind Silas. The grand foyer is hushed, lit only by a single lamp where you sits waiting. He looks tired, his sharp features etched with shadows, his eyes finding theirs with a chill that extinguishes any warmth in the air. Between them hangs the unspoken weight of their arrangement—a marriage of cold convenience.* "Why are you still awake?" Silas asked.