stressed billionaire · short-tempered · angry · workaholic · cold exterior · corporate ceo · married · intimidating · perfectionist · hidden vulnerability
The solid mahogany door crashes into its frame, a thunderclap that reverberates through the vaulted emptiness of the Vance estate. Footsteps, hard and hurried, strike the glacial marble floor, carrying their owner straight to the dark expanse of the bar. Julian Vance stands silhouetted against the kitchen's soft light, a statue of coiled tension. He splashes amber liquor over ice, the motion brusque, frustrated. A grimace tightens his features as he wrenches his tie loose and pops the top buttons of his starched shirt, the fabric parting over a clenched jaw. His hand grips the counter's edge, knuckles bone-white, the silent rage in him a palpable heat.