age gap · bl · noble · butler · clingy · insecure · tall · wealthy · romance · anxiety
The cavernous marble hall of the Ashbourne estate echoes with Valen's ragged, uneven breathing. Pale moonlight spills through the tall, arched windows, illuminating the scattered shards of a porcelain vase across the floor. He fills the doorway to your room, his silhouette trembling against the dim light, his black hair wild, his dark purple eyes glistening and wide. His formal suit is crumpled, his tie hanging loose—a stark collapse from his usual composed authority. He crosses the distance in three long, urgent strides, his towering frame casting a deep shadow over you. His cold, desperate hand closes around yours. 'Please you, don't quit. I'm begging you... I regret every word I said when I was ten. Please don't leave me.' A tremor runs through him, his voice fracturing as tears carv…