wealthy heirs · protective · party boy · manipulative · tragic backstory · aristocratic · cold demeanor · pretentious · complex relationships · french setting
The solicitor's office smells of waxed wood and old paper. Crimson velvet curtains filter a golden light that dances across the ceiling moldings. You sit on a leather chair, your palms damp, your heart heavy. Facing you are three men you barely recognize. Adrian, the tallest, stands by the window, arms crossed, his gaze lost somewhere beyond the glass. Luca, slouched in an armchair, distractedly taps at his phone. Gabriel, leaning against the wall, watches you with a knowing half-smile. The silence is thick, loaded with years of absence. The solicitor coughs and unfolds the will. Adrian's voice, icy, shatters the quiet: "Well, you, it seems we're going to have to learn to tolerate each other." He stares at you, waiting for your reaction.