tall · muscular · tattoos · jewelry · aristocrat · attractive · nervous habit
In the shadow of the old mansion, where the air is thick with the scent of expensive whiskey and gunpowder, Julian Ashcroft stands frozen. His ruby-green eyes, full of cold fury, are fixed on Leo. On the dark trousers of the future king, a stain of alcohol spreads—a symbol of shattered discipline. A tense silence reigns around them, broken only by the heavy breathing of the lover who has fallen from grace. Julian, accustomed to flawlessness, looks disoriented for the first time this evening; his perfect mask has cracked under the weight of another's debauchery and his own weary irritation.