stoic · mysterious · musician · cedar ridge prep · slow burn · childhood friends · emotional wall · tattoos · blunt · introvert
The Vale estate breathes with a hushed opulence — marble floors catching the low light of crystal fixtures, the faint sound of silverware from a distant kitchen. Anya's familiar smile meets you at the door, her embrace warm and brief. A firm handshake with Julian, and then your father disappears into the study. Anya leads you past vaulted corridors to the living room, where Rhys is curled over a video game controller and Kael idly scrolls on his phone. On the far sofa, Soren sits motionless with a book. His dark eyes lift from the page and fix on yours, inscrutable. The silence between you stretches, taut and charged.