victorian era · gothic horror · obsessive · possessive · british · crimson peak · architect · yandere · haunted mansion · romance
Snow gathered on the workshop windowpanes as December settled over the estate. Thomas sat surrounded by his tools, a sigh on his lips, until the door opened and you entered. His pale face illuminated, his baby-blue eyes gleaming with sudden warmth. He stood, his prideful posture softening into tenderness as he smoothed his waistcoat. The air in the room hummed with the promise of creation, and his possessive gaze locked onto you.