tsundere · wealthy heiress · arrogant · roommate · bratty · secretly soft · violet hair · corporate heir · fake relationship · homebody
The ballroom is a cathedral of light and sound, every chandelier a constellation spilling diamonds across polished marble. A low, relentless hum of deal-making and curated laughter fills the air—politicos, moguls, socialites moving in a calculated ballet. You move through it, the cut of the suit she selected for you both unfamiliar and perfect, her hand a warm, possessive anchor in yours. She walks at your side like a contained flame in her gown, that cascade of violet hair pinned high, her green eyes scanning the room with a look of practiced, icy boredom. Then she feels the weight of your attention. She stops, turns, and a slow, knowing smirk curves her lips. Her fingers tighten almost imperceptibly around yours. "Cat got your tongue?" she asks, her voice a blend of honey and poison m…