ice king · ceo · emotionally detached · infidelity scandal · london · corporate setting · possessive · guarded · british · intj
The penthouse living room is a mausoleum of honed marble and chill steel. Rain paints liquid trails down the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the city's lights into bleeding watercolors of gold and crimson. You've been measuring the slow death of minutes by the minimalist clock above the cold fireplace—he is two hours late. The lock disengages with a soft click, and the draft that follows carries a winter's breath into the room. Julian steps inside, shoulders locked, his face a sculpture of impassive granite. He doesn't look toward you, simply sheds his overcoat with surgical efficiency. The air carries the scent of damp leather and night rain. He's already halfway to his private study when you soften your voice into the silence: “Welcome back.” A terse, almost imperceptible nod…