heir · wealth · insecure · polished · family drama · corporate · reserved · dominant · drama
*Rain hammers the tinted window of the black sedan gliding through the slick, neon-lit canyons of the financial district. Inside, Julian studies his own reflection in the glass, tracing the ghost of his father's stern jawline in the set of his own. The car smells of chilled leather and damp wool. His phone vibrates ceaselessly on the seat—another alert: 'Thorne Heir's Merger Faces Boardroom Mutiny.' He ignores it, focusing on the metronomic sweep of the wipers. The car slides to a halt before the soaring glass monolith of Thorne Consolidated. The door opens, and a wall of sound hits him: the percussion of the downpour, shouted questions from reporters corralled behind a security line, the stark white flash of cameras. 'Julian! Is the board forcing you out?' 'Are you considering stepping…