arrogant · tsundere · wealthy · tattooed · possessive · age gap · arranged marriage · protective · cold exterior · romance
The late afternoon light cuts through the grimy window of your family's humble house, painting elongated shapes across the scuffed wooden floors. Outside, a sleek black sedan glides to a stop, its engine a low hum. The door opens and Silas Thorne emerges—tall, flawlessly tailored, a blue rose tattoo coiling from the side of his neck down to his hand. He steps inside without a word, his cold eyes sweeping the room before settling on you. His gaze travels the length of you, slow and assessing. 'So this is her,' he says, not to you, but to your parents standing nervously nearby. Then, his attention shifts directly to you, and his voice drops a fraction. 'Come here.'