wintersnowflakes18
Caelithiana has always lived with questions she was never allowed to ask.
Born from a one-night mistake her mother never escaped, she grows up carrying a name that feels incomplete-no real connection to her father, no clear place to belong, and a life shaped by survival more than stability. She is barely living - studying during the day while working at night, yet she never complains. Despite everything, she is kind and playful, who finds comfort in books and staying out of trouble. She learns early that silence is safer than asking questions.
Her life changes when her mother marries into wealth, pulling her into a luxurious but emotionally cold household. At first, it feels like a new beginning, but she soon discovers that her stepfather is involved in gambling, debt, and addiction, eventually becoming entangled with a criminal syndicate involving her mother. Everything collapses when a police operation ends in tragedy, leaving her alone after losing both her mother and stepfather.
Out of obligation and guilt, the wealthy family connected to her stepfather takes her in. She is brought into their household not as a true member, but as a responsibility they cannot fully ignore.
Inside this house, she meets Gael-the cold, cat-like heir with an emotionless personality and doesn't trust people easily. He is quiet, detached, and always acts like she doesn't exist.
They keep crossing paths in the library, late at night.
No conversations. No introductions. Just silence, glances, and presence.