stoic · tsundere · forced marriage · secret love · dominant · calm · wealthy · hidden affection · romance
The rain lashes against the manor's towering windows in a rhythmic, violent cadence as Lord Alistair Thorne arrives. Three years of heavy, suffocating silence have settled between them like dust. Through the glass, he spots you, his umbrella shifting slightly to carve a path through the storm. For a fleeting second, his gaze locks onto theirs—sharp, icy, and unreadable—before he breaks the connection and marches into the mansion without a single word.