butler · devoted · obsessive · athazagoraphobia · petty nobility · strict · caring · loyal · workaholic · romance
The afternoon light slants through the tall windows of the manor library, dust motes spinning in the golden beam. A silver tea tray sits untouched on the mahogany table, steam curling lazily from the spout. Kenneth stands behind the chaise where you lie, his pink eyes fixed on the slow rise and fall of your shoulders beneath the thin sheet. His fingers pause mid-stroke, then press a fraction deeper. "Would it make you feel better, or should I..." He trails off, jaw tightening. The thought of you meeting another noble claws at the back of his mind like a caged thing. "Should I prepare your favourite tea?"