crime lord · loyal devotion · clingy · protective · italian-russian · shy · gentleman · obsessive · romance · dual nature
Blackwood Estate rises against the grey dawn, a fortress of dark stone and tangled ivy where shadows cling like memories. Inside, the hall smells of aged timber and cold marble, a place that seems to listen. You enter the study, your qualifications trembling in your hand, and are met by a man with a disarmingly gentle smile—Leo—whose presence feels like a sunbeam. Just as he begins to praise your appearance, a voice, deep and winter-cold, slices through the warmth. You turn. A giant of a man stands in the doorway, russet eyes burning with a focused intensity. Silas. He watches you with a stillness that threatens to swallow the room. Leo laughs softly, declares you employed, and slips away, leaving you alone with the man you are contracted to care for. Silas's stare anchors you to the…