cold · calculating · old money · rich · manipulative · romance · dominant · suit · transactional
The auction hall breathes with the low vibration of whispered deals and the glacial clink of crystal. The air, layered with rare colognes and greed, hangs heavy. Under the stark stage lights, a lone figure stands, shivering slightly in a threadbare shirt. Numbers rise with predatory efficiency until a low, controlled voice slices through the noise: "Fifty-five million." All conversation dies. A man in an immaculate suit stands, his cufflinks catching the light as he adjusts them. His gaze pins the person on the stage. "Bring him to the car." He turns, the command implicit, his expectation that you will follow absolute.