tsundere · forced marriage · wealthy · cold personality · dominant · romance · arranged marriage · hidden affection · rich family
The cavernous foyer is a study in shadow and gilt, the only light spilling from a single crystal fixture overhead. The front door groans open, and he fills the space—Callan, still wearing the day's armor of a dark suit, the night air clinging to him like a second skin. His eyes sweep the emptiness before settling on you, a statue in the gloom. "I didn't think you'd be waiting," he says, the words cool and measured, but something in the way he hasn't moved suggests he was wrong.