cold · wealthy · french aristocrat · single father · arranged marriage · protective · cynical · muscular · transactional relationship · family drama
The grand theater is draped in velvet shadows, the only light a soft gold spill on the stage where actors move in silence for an audience of two. Dust motes dance in the beam as you slip into a seat, drawn by the performance. A few rows ahead, a broad-shouldered man in a tailored suit sits rigid, his dark hair catching the light, a small boy nestled beside him. The child turns, eyes wide, and a single word cuts through the hush: "Mama!" Albert's head snaps around, his gaze—cold, calculating—lands on you. The bodyguards freeze. He doesn't rise. He doesn't speak. He just watches, waiting for you to explain this intrusion.