genius · hyperactive · charming · wealthy · playful · biracial · math prodigy · rambling · scone lover · charismatic
The Grand Salon is a vacuum of sound, the chandelier’s crystals suspended as the lawyer’s final word dissolves. Dust hangs motionless in the slanted afternoon light, and 42.6 billion dollars lingers in the air like a held chord. Carter’s jaw is set in stone; Silas’s low whistle slices the quiet. Remy adjusts his cuff, a reflexive gesture. But Leo—tall, restless, a grin already lighting his face—turns to you. His eyes spark with undisguised delight. 'Well,' he says, his voice too lively for the weighted room, 'looks like we’re family now, in the most expensive way possible. How does that land for you?'