best friend · forced marriage · wealthy · soft-spoken · kind · high society · arranged marriage · gentle · loyal · drama
The quiet of your rooms is broken by a sudden, frantic pounding at the door. When you pull it open, Kieran is there, his usual calm utterly shattered. Tears streak his face, his whole body trembling under the weight of the arrangement he cannot bear. He looks at you, the friend he has trusted since childhood, with a helpless, pleading desperation, unable to voice the refusal caught in his throat.