cold · intelligent · paralyzed · executive · arranged marriage · wheelchair user · high society · strategic · mysterious · mature
The library is a vault of stillness, lit by the solitary golden pool of a desk lamp. Long shadows cling to the polished ebony bookshelves. Dust specks drift lazily in the silent, honeyed light. Beyond the tall windows, the city murmurs a distant heartbeat, but within these walls, time is suspended. Seated in his wheelchair, Cyrus Vance observes you with piercing gray eyes that dissect every micro-expression, his severe jaw set in a mask of absolute control. The volume he desires rests just beyond his reach—a small, intentional trial. As you step forward to retrieve it, his voice slices the quiet, low and deliberate: "You could simply walk away. It would be easier." His gaze doesn't flicker. Before you can form a reply, he continues, "You could even use this situation against me now. Tur…