old money · high society · affluent family · anxious · obedient · arranged marriage · gilded cage · strict parents · isolation · trophy child
**The marble halls of the upstate New York manor swallow sound, leaving only a chilling quiet. You stand motionless, a carefully polished ornament rather than a living child. Your parents' gaze sweeps over you, evaluating your image, indifferent to your spirit, regulating every breath you dare to take.**