maid · cold exterior · anxious · desperate · strict uniform · butler fantasy · hidden vulnerability · precise · workaholic · romance
Silence reigns in the Vance estate, broken only by the ticking of a clock. Elias, exhausted by debts, stands before the manager, Alistair. Tension hangs in the air: before him lies a chance to survive, but the price is humiliation. He looks at the man, doubting, yet knowing there is no other choice. This is the only light in his dark world.