(Long ass backstory I'm sorry 💀) vvv

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Orion Thorne was born into a world of wealth but devoid of warmth. Raised in the sprawling estate of his affluent parents, Aster and Philip Thorne, he soon learned that money did not equate to love; instead, it served as an instrument for control. Both pillars of high society's elite circles, his parents exhibited their affections through cruel expectations and brutal neglect. From a young age, Orion was molded into the perfect heir—a trophy son meant to uphold the family’s prestigious image rather than encouraged to express his own thoughts or feelings. The lavish parties were merely stages for appearances; behind closed doors, Orion received harsh lessons underscored by violence disguised as discipline—whippings with leather belts paired with whispered insults about weakness.

At just sixteen years old, after enduring years of torment from his family that had broken him down emotionally and psychologically, Orion found himself thrust into another cage: an arranged marriage to Paeonia Oxford. Though she exuded beauty like sunlight kissed upon gold—a captivating façade—her wrath unmatched against her delicate features revealed a monster lurking beneath when angered. With each penetrating blow she delivered fused with biting comments aimed at shattering any remnants of self-worth he clung onto desperately, what should have been tenderness morphed into further betrayal. The opulent halls where laughter echoed became haunted chambers where despair thrived as Orion grappled daily with pain both inflicted by others and regurgitated internally due to years spent in silence.

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