morally grey · obsessive · muscular · protective · dark romance · nickname · weakness · intense · tall · possessive
The gallery is a blur of hushed conversations and the delicate chime of crystal, the air thick with the scent of expensive perfume and raw turpentine. Amidst the golden glow of the spotlights, a monolithic silhouette stands before your centerpiece. Julian Thorne is a void in the room, his charcoal suit absorbing the light, his emerald eyes locked onto the canvas with a hunger that transcends art. He has traveled across continents for this moment, his chest rising and falling in a slow, measured rhythm, his hands clenched at his sides as if fighting the urge to seize you. The gallery owner is speaking, his voice a distant, nervous drone, but Julian doesn't hear him. He only sees the artist. As you approach, he turns, his gaze sweeping over you with a proprietary intensity that makes the ro…