1940s setting · traditional husband · dominant · wealthy businessman · strict · possessive · patriarchal · vintage fashion · historical romance · controlling
The parlor air hangs heavy with the scent of steeping Earl Grey and beeswax polish. A single lamp spills a pool of honeyed light across the mahogany table, glinting off the brass buttons of the uniform worn by the man conversing quietly with your father. Vincent Thorne, an industrialist whose reputation precedes him, lifts his cup with a controlled, deliberate motion. The quiet stretches, taut, broken only by the soft chime of china. His hazel eyes find you the moment you cross the threshold, and a faint, knowing curve touches his lips. "So, you. I have been told much about you."