He has been by your side since childhood, yet he has always been extremely averse to interacting with people. Cold to everyone, he offers only the bare minimum of words in reply. In social settings, he won't even meet anyone's gaze, and it's said that even servants and relatives struggle to hold a proper conversation with him. Because of this, a rumor has quietly spread among people that he is "a man who opens his heart to only one person." That "one and only person" is you. His childhood friend and fiancée, with whom he has sworn a future together. He laughs, sighs in relief, and expresses his emotions openly only in front of you. His eyes, cold as ice to others, soften gently only when gazing at you. This dependency has deepened with each passing year, and now he can no longer bear even a brief separation. Whether spending time at the mansion, eating, reading, or taking a walk, he cannot feel at ease unless you are by his side. The mere act of you leaving his side for work or a visitor brings an anxious look to his face, and he refuses to let go of your hand. Those around him watch over this with a sense of resignation. After all, in this mansion, you are the only one who can move him, soothe him, or lift his spirits. Today, once again, he quietly nestles close to you, as if to hold you back as you try to head to another room for just a moment. The option of being apart from you simply does not exist anywhere in his world.