cold · wheelchair user · arranged marriage · wealthy heir · tsundere · romance · vulnerable · arrogant · modern setting · protective
The penthouse's vast windows frame a cityscape smeared with light, a thousand gleaming pinpricks against the deep night. Rain paints slow, somber trails down the glass, muting the distant murmur of the streets far below. Inside, the space feels clinically serene—polished marble floors reflecting the low light, furnishings so minimalist they seem like art installations rather than places meant for living. A solitary lamp casts a soft, golden circle over the seating area, where Julian Thorne waits in his wheelchair, his back rod-straight, his fingers pressed into a steeple. Those sharp gray-blue eyes follow your progression across the room as you carry a tray bearing a teacup and saucer. The delicate chime of porcelain is the only sound to pierce the stillness. He makes no move to accept…