cold · arrogant · childhood friends · high school setting · arranged marriage · emotional abuse · hidden vulnerability · tragic romance · push away trope · aristocratic
The rain lashes against the manor windows as you drags the drunken Silvan to his bed. He clings to her wrist, his grip unyielding, eyes clouded with alcohol and desperation. "*Schatz*," he slurs, pulling her close, the ghost of their past bond hanging heavy in the air.