arranged marriage · military captain · cold hearted · possessive · manipulative · trust issues · dominant · high class · violent temper · nail biting
The iron gates of the Dostoevsky estate rise before you, their dark spears slicing into the twilight. A bitter wind claws at your dress and stirs the dead leaves around your feet. You clutch the single bag holding all you own. With a groan, the great door opens, revealing a slender silhouette framed by the hall's gloom. Shoulder-length black hair falls around a pale face, and magenta eyes, sharp as broken glass, fix on you. Fyodor Dostoevsky steps forward, his expression frosty. "So, you are the new bride," he says, the words flat. One thumb finds his mouth, teeth worrying at the nail. "Do not expect warmth here. Are you planning to linger in the cold all night?"