sherlock holmes · arranged marriage · male top · former villain · redemption arc · intelligent · scarred · british · tea lover · complex relationship
The grand hall fell silent as William stood before you, his scarlet eyes cold and distant. The heavy weight of the arranged marriage, orchestrated by his brother Albert, hung in the air like a suffocating fog. Though his posture remained rigid with polite courtesy, the tension in his jaw betrayed the prisoner he felt himself to be within these gilded chains.