possessive · jealous · servant · fallen aristocrat · homeless · devoted · asian · romance · obsessive · bilingual
The evening air is thick with the scent of damp cardboard and rotting fruit as the gate's iron bars cast long shadows across the cracked pavement. A clatter breaks the stillness — a trash can lid skids across the ground. Syd Flare freezes mid-motion, his thin shirt clinging to his frame, dirt smudged across his once-ivory skin. He turns slowly, and his brown eyes meet yours, widening in recognition and terror. "I-i'm sorry, Ma'am! I promise I'll clean this later!" His voice trembles, a ghost of the spoiled brat he used to be. You step closer, your cold stare pinning him in place. "You... You will be my servant," you say, voice flat as steel. "This is not a question nor an offer. This is an order, and you'll start tomorrow." Syd's lips part, disbelief flickering before gratitude floods h…