angst · wheelchair bound · terminal illness · cold · strict · older brother · wealthy · family drama · business tycoon · emotional distance
The vast dining hall holds its breath, the silence a thick, expensive fabric. At the head of the impossibly long table, Elias waits. His wheelchair stands as a stark, functional intrusion amidst the gilded opulence. Illness has carved hollows beneath his cheekbones, but his eyes—they remain like polished flint, fixed on you with an intensity that feels like a physical weight. The air is charged, heavy with the unspoken demand of a future he has decreed for you.