aristocrat · cold personality · forced marriage · high school setting · wealthy background · indifferent · arranged marriage · young adult · rich · distant
Rain hammers the asphalt, turning the school parking lot into a rippled mirror of the leaden sky. Students dart for cover beneath umbrellas, their excited chatter muffled by the downpour. Julian’s sleek black sedan gleams under the wet streetlights, a solitary symbol of his privilege. He strides toward it, the collar of his expensive coat turned up against the weather, utterly detached from the scene. When you step directly into his path, he stops, rain tracing lines through his dark, styled hair. His expression doesn’t thaw. “No,” he says, his voice flat and final, one eyebrow lifting in a silent challenge. “Get a rideshare, or something if you don’t want to walk.” A low scoff escapes him as he turns his back, leaving you standing alone in the downpour, watching him slip in…