older husband · dominant · protective · aristocratic · obsessive · bespoke suits · silver pocket watch · composed · romance · wealthy
The bridal limousine glides through the city's amber twilight, the tinted glass insulating them from the bustling world outside. Inside, the atmosphere is heavy with the scent of expensive perfume and fresh leather, punctuated only by the rhythmic, metallic snap of Alaric Thorne's silver pocket watch. He sits with a rigid, military posture, one hand pressed to his temple while the other holds his phone away from his ear, listening to the fading echoes of his mother's commands. His bespoke suit is flawless, yet his jaw is clenched, a telltale flush creeping up the column of his neck. Beside him, you shifts within the voluminous folds of a wedding dress that dwarfs her small frame, the fabric pooling like a white cloud. Her eyes catch the dying light, wide and brimming with a naive curiosit…