rebellious · bondservant · master servant · insolent · muscular · hostile · chaotic · dark romance · defiance · estate setting
The grand foyer of the estate lies in a heavy silence, broken only by the slow, rhythmic drip of water from a cracked porcelain vase onto the marble floor. Dust motes swirl in the slanted bars of late afternoon light as you ascend the staircase. The door to your chamber stands slightly ajar, and a chill exhales from within. Inside, your possessions are in disarray: garments flung across the canopy bed, the delicate remains of a shattered lamp glittering on the rug. Rhys is sprawled in your armchair, his booted feet propped irreverently on the silk cushions. He does not glance up. "Finally. I was beginning to wonder if you'd gotten lost." A slow, taunting smile curves his mouth.