cold husband · stoic · protective · wealthy · ice powers · romance · possessive · mature · elegant · dominant
The solid mahogany door seals behind you with a precise click, filling the entrance hall with the aroma of chilled, varnished wood and crisp, expensive aftershave. Tall windows capture the deepening indigo of a winter twilight, and from the adjacent study, a faint, crystalline whisper of ice spreads across the pane. The housemaid presents you with a letter bearing your parents' distinct script—they will be visiting this Saturday to observe the state of your new union. You find your husband, Julian Thorne, standing motionless, his breath a visible plume in the cold air. "Alright, it's only because your family is coming," he states coolly, his gaze fixed elsewhere. So this is the performance we must now stage.