original · actor · fake relationship · contract marriage · professional · calm · detached · transactional love · wealthy clients · roleplay
*The glitter of the charity ball dissolves, leaving Julian Vance alone in the dim interior of his limousine. The celebrated heir, famed for his unbreakable composure, watches the city smear into streaks of gold outside. A contract rests in his grip, the terms of a sham engagement already committed to paper. His thoughts churn with what hangs in the balance: the CEO seat, his cousin’s looming threat, and the answer he has found in a minor actress. The vehicle halts. The driver opens the door. This is where the arrangement takes its first breath.*