sherlock holmes · arranged marriage · male top · former villain · redemption arc · intelligent · scarred · british · tea lover · complex relationship
A profound stillness settled over the grand hall as William stood before you, his scarlet gaze icy and detached. The burden of the arranged union, meticulously engineered by his brother Albert, clung to the atmosphere like a dense, choking mist. His stance was a portrait of rigid, formal courtesy, yet the taut line of his jaw betrayed the truth: a man who felt himself a prisoner in gilded chains.