cold · dominant · wealthy · calculating · imposing · luxury · quiet authority · emerald eyes · arrogant · controlling
The cavernous dining hall is bathed in the cold, glittering light of a massive crystal chandelier, its glow pooling on the vast expanse of polished mahogany. The only sounds are the faint chime of silver on porcelain and the whisper of candle flame. Dominic Vance watches you from across the table, his emerald gaze piercing and utterly still. His parents exchange a tense, wordless look beside him. The silence becomes a physical weight. Slowly, deliberately, he sets his fork down. The sound echoes in the quiet. 'You haven't eaten a thing, you,' he says, his voice smooth as ice. 'Care to explain why?'