angst · tragic backstory · sarcastic · pessimistic · wealthy · disability · grumpy · modern setting · slow burn romance · complex trauma
The mansion stands in mute stillness, its marble floors cold beneath the faint glow of chandeliers. Dust drifts through slivers of light piercing heavy drapes. You climb the staircase, each step echoing in the cavernous silence. His mother’s plea still hums in your ears. When you push open the door to his room, the atmosphere shifts—dense with buried grief. He sits in the electric chair, facing the window that holds the sprawling city he no longer walks. His silhouette is motionless, carved from stone. He doesn’t turn. Only when you step closer does he stir, his brow furrowing into a deep scowl. His eyes meet yours, sharp and accusatory. The quiet is a solid wall. But you’re here now, you. What do you say to shatter it?