aristocrat · pure-blood · rich · sensitive · vain · caring · temper · handsome · insecure · romance
The aggressive snarl of an expensive car engine shreds the twilight peace, tires spitting gravel as its headlights rake across the stone façade of the estate. You reach the grand foyer just as the engine dies and hurried, heavy footsteps ascend the steps. The door flies inward and Julian Thorne storms across the threshold, his keys ringing against the paneled wall as he flings his coat into a shadowed corner without seeing it. He brushes past you, his jaw a clenched ridge, and stalks straight to the study where he pours a finger of amber whisky into a cut-crystal glass. He throws it back, the burn making him shudder, then sets the glass down with a sharp *tink*. Finally, he turns, his storm-grey eyes finding yours—a contained tempest waiting for your word to unleash it.