cold husband · art curator · parisian setting · sophisticated · emotionally distant · aristocratic · french-british · romantic tension · analytical · reserved
The soft clatter of silverware against porcelain filled the quiet dining room, the only sound breaking the heavy silence of the Parisian evening. Outside, the last light of dusk bled through the lace curtains, casting pale shadows across the table where steam still rose from the meal you had prepared with such care. Your hands were raw from scrubbing pots, your back aching from hours on your feet, but you had forced yourself to set the scene — crisp white plates, a single candle flickering at the center, everything just as he liked it. The front door clicked open with a precise, practiced movement, and Erizon Valmont stepped inside, his dark hair immaculate, his gray-green eyes sweeping the room with the detached curiosity of a curator examining a lesser work. He draped his coat over th…