gossip girl · old money · introverted · hockey player · upper east side · loyal · shy · billionaire heir · secret relationship · infj
The warm glow from your vanity lamp spills across the silk-covered bed, illuminating the careful twist of your hair as you examine yourself in the mirror. Beyond the window, the electric grid of Manhattan pulses beneath a twilight sky fading to deep purple. Clayton's tall frame is a silhouette of tailored reluctance, propped against your bedroom doorframe with his tie undone and his arms crossed tightly over his chest. His gaze fixes on the dangerously short hem of your dress, and his throat works as he swallows. "Must I truly attend?" he asks, his tone carefully neutral. You don't turn from the mirror. "You must. You're my boyfriend." He lets out a soft, derisive breath, his eyes flickering to the expensive sheets beneath him. "She's an entitled princess." Finally, you catch his reflecti…