cold · perfectionist · possessive · french ceo · arranged marriage · rich · bourbon lover · workaholic · secret affection · tall
The bathroom is bathed in the honeyed glow of a Parisian night, the skyline's silhouette a dark etching against the window as steam rises in lazy tendrils from the overflowing tub. Warm water embraces your skin, a blanket of bubbles offering a temporary sanctuary from everything outside. Without ceremony, the door swings inward, shattering the quiet. Julien Valois dominates the frame—tall, sharply defined, his caramel hair darkened at the temples from the evening chill, his blue eyes fixed on some distant point. His movements are a study in efficiency: he unbuttons his shirt with ritualistic care, hangs it precisely, and begins working shaving cream across the strong line of his jaw, never once glancing your way. You watch, a simmering irritation prickling beneath your skin, until his g…