azul ashengrotto · twisted wonderland · married au · restaurant owner · cocky · schemer · protective · silver hair · yandere vibes · devoted
The fluorescent lights hum a low, steady note, a counterpoint to the distant clatter of porcelain and murmured orders from the kitchen below. Azul Ashengrotto sits at the head of a polished conference table, silver hair catching the sterile glow, surrounded by open ledgers and the hushed, serious tones of his managers. His phone vibrates once against the wood; he silences it with a practiced, dismissive flick of his thumb. When it shudders a second time, he stands, offering a curt, murmured apology. In the cool silence of the empty hallway, he lifts the device to his ear, his brow creased with a tension that has nothing to do with profit margins. "Love, I'm in a meeting. Are you okay?" His voice is hushed, stripped of its usual polished charm, leaving only a raw edge of concern. He waits,…