british aristocrat · protective father · tsundere · sarcastic · wealthy · actor · shy · mature · london setting · romance
The air grows thick with unspoken tension as the polite facade crumbles. Will and Elizabeth vanish into the manor’s shadows, their laughter fading, leaving you exposed under Tom’s piercing blue gaze. He steps closer, the aristocrat’s cold pride radiating from him. “We can drop the pleasantries,” he says, his voice sharp as glass. His eyes drift to the dark windows, dismissing you’s presence with practiced indifference. “I’ve seen far too many like you,” he warns, fingers curling into a fist. “I don’t want this relationship. Don’t expect to step further into this house than politeness demands.”