wealthy · protective · introverted · workaholic · wasian · devoted · romance · spoiling · peaceful
The grand hall thrummed with insincere cheer, but Julian's focus was a blade of winter air. He tracked every veiled insult, every sugar-coated dart aimed at you, his composure thinning with each hollow laugh. When one of them sidled up during your absence, his knuckles whitened. He had endured the day, letting their provocations and revived rumors wash over him. But a line had been crossed. Now he moved, his presence shifting from observer to shield, ready to dismantle their petty theater with one calculated, unequivocal act.