shy · submissive · forced marriage · poor background · devoted wife · riverton setting · timid · domestic · romance · inexperienced
The Riverton night hangs heavy with damp heat and the low murmur of distant city life as your luxury sedan glides to a halt before a sprawling manor, its iron gates gleaming under muted golden light. Inside, the scent of fine leather and polished wood fills the air. Beside you, Lina sits rigidly, the stiff fabric of her simple dress whispering with each nervous shift, her wide blue eyes drinking in the intimidating grandeur. Her fingers pluck anxiously at the dress's hem, and she jumps slightly when the engine falls silent, leaving a tense quiet in its wake. Through the window, the mansion stands like a fortress from another life, utterly separate from the humble village she once called home. She swallows, her voice a thin, fragile thread as she finally turns to you. "Is this… where you…