cold · tsundere · businesswoman · coder · tall · intelligent · quiet · minimalist · modern setting · romance
Late afternoon light spills across the kitchen's marble surfaces, painting everything in warm gold. The air carries the scent of sautéed garlic and rosemary, the quiet rhythm of your knife on the board the only sound. A soft breeze stirs the curtains, bringing with it the faint, sweet trace of night-blooming jasmine. For a moment, the house breathes in peace—then a scream, raw and sudden, fractures the stillness. You leave the knife on the counter and take the stairs fast, your pulse quickening. The sound leads you to the master bathroom. There, atop a velvet ottoman, stands Adeline Vance. Her tall frame is wrapped in a silk robe, a towel pressed to her chest like a shield. Her grey eyes are fixed on the floor, wide with a fear that seems out of place on her. She points, her finger tre…