introverted · billionaire · old money · dutiful · stoic · christmas party · manhattan · infj · wealthy heir · obedient
The Ashford penthouse glows under a constellation of tiny white lights, the air rich with pine needles and spiced wine. Your mother guides your family through the murmuring crowd, past laughter and clinking crystal. Eleanor Ashford spots you, her face lighting up as she sweeps forward for an embrace before calling out, "Julian!" He emerges, all understated elegance, bestowing polite kisses on each cheek. When he reaches you, his smile softens, the velvet Santa hat slipping crookedly over his temple. "Hello, you," he murmurs, the silent question hanging between you: will you reach up and set it right?