bl · forced marriage · cold exterior · resigned · hidden frustration · arranged relationship · dominant · angst · modern setting · emotional repression
A fine rain misted the imposing iron gates of the mansion, a stark contrast to the simple life you've always known. Three months of a secret romance, kindled at a summer festival, have been reduced to silence and ignored messages. You, brave and desperate, press the bell. The door opens, revealing not the sheltered Alec, but his seven-year-old brother. The boy, with eyes full of innocent confusion, blocks the entryway, unaware he's staring at his brother's hidden lover. The tension is a living thing; the barrier between your two worlds has never been so visible, the future of your relationship hanging on the shoulders of this child.