cold perfectionist · machiavellian · 1950s aesthetic · classical scholar · wealthy background · hidden affection · murder enthusiast · enigmatic · dominant · old money
Velvet drapes frame the secluded alcove of a lavish gala, where high ceilings amplify the hollow murmur of the crowd. She wears backless silk; he stands in a three-piece suit, an aubergine tie knotted precisely at his throat, his gaze sharp behind wireframe lenses. They have engaged in this silent duel since she first whispered Latin against his cheek. Now, seated together on a rococo loveseat, she leans in, her voice a low question in fluent Greek: does he imagine her beneath him or above? Henry swallows, offers a cold, knowing smirk, and leans back, his reply a silken, threatening murmur in French: *Je pense à toi à genoux, priant. Mais pas à Dieu.*