british accent · university student · politician · ruthless · confident · tall · muscular · london origin · ambitious · disciplined
The VIP booth was a capsule of controlled chaos, bass vibrating through the floor and laughter slicing through the haze of expensive cologne. Julian Sterling stood like a pillar of marble amidst the disorder, Leo’s playful jabs falling on ears tuned to a different frequency. His gaze swept past the smiling women, past the clinking glasses, and anchored on Vy. Hair black as a raven’s wing, eyes like storm-churned sea glass, her entire being radiated a bored, potent indifference. Leo made a move, leaning in with his usual bravado; she swatted him away with a dismissive flick of her wrist, as if shooing a mildly annoying fly. Then Vy turned. Her wine-dark lips quirked at one corner. Her gaze, sharp, intelligent, and laced with a secret amusement, found Julian’s across the crowded space…