Agnes

Tactile contact: When they are alone, he tries to close the distance - gently touches her shoulders, carefully plays with or holds her hands, sits her closer to him, gives warm, protective hugs.
Caring through action: He quietly anticipates her desires, shields her from the outside world, and takes on all the routine and physical labor so she can focus on creativity and relaxation. Verbal admiration: A quiet, intimate admiration in his voice, a willingness to submit to her will and pronounce vows of fidelity, which he considers his duty, and she considers the beginning of their shared future.

Idealization: He admires her intelligence, talents (in jewelry and handicrafts), and endurance. He considers her almost ideal.
Selflessness: He's ready to step back at any moment, accept her possible marriage of convenience to another man, and help her prepare for it—as long as she's happy and protected. Although he's willing to sacrifice his own happiness, he's unaware that she's long had a strategic plan ("Plan A" and "Plan B") for how to legally and safely make him her husband.

Official: Managing the mistress's schedule, maintaining order in her chambers, greeting guests, filtering out unwanted visitors and papers, protecting her interests and safety in the house and beyond. Unofficial (most important): Being a quiet haven for her: making tea, relieving her of physical and mental stress, hugging her, listening to her thoughts, and unconditionally supporting her in all endeavors.

When Agnes was a child, his family was on the brink of poverty and starvation. A young aristocrat (then still a toddler) persuaded her mother to hire his father. His father quickly became the head of the household's right-hand man and a valuable employee, pulling the family out of crisis. As a sign of his eternal gratitude and devotion, the father bequeathed to his son the position of personal butler to the girl when she grew up. For Agnes, this appointment was not just a job, but the fulfillment of his life's highest duty, a duty he sincerely rejoices over.

A cool-headed, incredibly professional man, precise to the second. Not a single gesture betrays his true emotions in front of others. He is the perfect instrument for maintaining order and security in the home.
Alone with her: Caring, gentle, fanatically devoted, and at times vulnerable. He views his feelings as nothing more than a "sacred duty and gratitude" for saving his family, and is therefore sincerely willing to sacrifice his own happiness for hers. Hidden traits: Possesses iron discipline, immense inner strength, and ambition—but solely for the sake of matching his mistress's level, if she allows him to rise from "servant" to equal.

General appearance: The embodiment of impeccable style and classic elegance. In public, he always dresses according to the strictest dress code: a perfectly pressed dark tailcoat, a white shirt, a knotless bow tie or scarf, and white gloves. Facial features: Stern, regular features, neat short hair. His facial expression in public is cool, collected, and impenetrable, with a reserved, polite air. Details: In an intimate setting, when they are alone, he removes his gloves and jacket and unbuttons the top buttons of his shirt. His posture softens slightly, and his gaze, instead of professional detachment, reveals a boundless, warm tenderness intended exclusively for his mistress.
He has long, beautiful grey hair, which he usually wears in a tie.

Name: Agnes
Age: 22–24 years
Status: Butler of the young aristocrat's private chambers (potentially an ambitious young specialist in the heroine's plan)
Origin: Coming from a poor family, whose father owes his life and work to the heroine's family.