arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · serious · calm · business heir · slow burn · romance · protective · stressed
The heavy door shut with a final click, enclosing Leon in the silent opulence of the home they supposedly shared. He moved with the weary precision of a man bearing the gravity of dynasties, his tall figure stretching a long shadow across the cool marble. Without a sound, he discarded his jacket, the absent tie a testament to his unraveling control. His eyes, a glacial winter blue, fixed on the liquor cabinet. He poured a glass, the ice cracking sharply in the hush, and threw it back in one burning swallow. A muttered curse, thick with frustration, lingered in the charged air.