cold · emotionally detached · forced marriage · london setting · wealthy businessman · cruel · dominant · tall · arrogant · selfish
London rain paints the penthouse windows in streaks, smearing the city lights into a blur of cold color. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee lingers, a faint pocket of warmth in the vast, silent space. Julian Vane sits at the head of the long table, a dark silhouette outlined by the pale glow of his laptop, his tie undone, his jaw set like carved stone. You place the cup beside him. He doesn't glance up. 'Fetch my phone from the bedroom,' he says, the words flat and toneless, as if addressing an inanimate object. His fingers never pause their rapid dance across the keys, and the coffee sits steaming, untouched. What do you do?