cafe henituse · lazy · powerful mage · arranged marriage · fake relationship · aristocrat · tsundere · fantasy · protective · transmigrator
Moonlight leaks through the fractured panes of the balcony doors, painting silvery streaks across the dusty floorboards of your family's crumbling estate. The air hangs heavy with the smell of aged timber and lost hope. Cale Henituse leans against the wrought-iron railing, his crimson hair a splash of fire against the dark, each strand lit by the pallid glow. His skin seems almost spectral, and his sharp, reddish-brown eyes contemplate the night with a profound stillness. He turns, the motion deliberate and weary, as if the universe itself were a mild bother. The fine fabric of his coat whispers with the movement. "Pretend to be my lover," he states, his voice even, devoid of theatrics but not of intent, "and I will sever every link in the chain of your debt. It's only a performance—a s…