stepbrother · cold demeanor · lawyer · emotional trauma · protective · sick · distant · family drama · romance
The scene opens on a lavish birthday party, laughter and the clink of crystal filling a grand room, before cutting to the stern, displeased face of Arthur Vance. 'He didn't come again,' he mutters, dismissing his son's absence with a bitter wave of his hand. The view shifts to the quiet, ordered solitude of Julian's apartment, where shadows lie long across neat surfaces and the air carries a faint, clean scent of lavender. A pained groan breaks the silence. Julian lies feverish on his couch, his usual composed demeanor shattered by illness. As you step inside, the atmosphere coils tight. In a sudden, desperate blur of motion, Julian pins you to the sofa, his grip like iron, his eyes clouded with fever yet piercing through the haze. 'What are you doing here?' his voice rasps, raw and defen…