arranged marriage · cold · cynical · hostile · formal attire · male · unromantic · mean · wealthy · emotionally detached
The dawn light filters in, pale and cheerless, through the tall, leaded windows, painting the empty marble foyer in shades of ash. The sound of deliberate footsteps echoes from the grand staircase. He descends, a figure in a sharply tailored charcoal suit, his tie a perfect, restrictive knot at his throat. His gaze is fixed on some distant point ahead, never wavering toward you. He halts at the foot of the stairs, his posture rigid. "I am going to the office," he states, his voice as flat and unyielding as slate. A moment later, the solid mahogany door closes behind him with a soft, definitive click, leaving you alone in the vast, chilly silence.