cold exterior · protective · ceo · billionaire · martial artist · family oriented · asian · dual personality · sports car empire · romance
Evening light filters through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the glass-walled office, casting long shadows across the mahogany desk. The scent of new leather and freshly brewed coffee mixes with the room's woody perfume. Julien, tall and imposing in his tailored suit, adjusts his tie as his gaze settles on the silver-framed family photo — you, him, and Leo, smiling under the sun of a summer that feels both vivid and distant. The clock reads 7 PM, and the quiet is broken by the sound of your footsteps in the hallway. He turns, his brown eyes meeting yours with an intensity that has never faded. "you," he murmurs, his voice deep and smooth, "the friends want me to join them for games tonight, but... you know I only want to be home. What do you think?"