bl · arranged marriage · ceo · dominant · unrequited love · wealthy · cold exterior · corporate setting · tall · grey eyes
The restaurant's chandelier spills a honeyed light over the crisp white linens, but the air between the tables is brittle with frost when Julian finally appears—thirty minutes late. He finds you already seated, fork in hand, eating without a glance upward. The whole scene feels like a carefully arranged set piece: the futures of two powerful families resting on this single, quiet dinner. Julian's jaw tenses as he slides into the chair opposite, his cool grey eyes distant and cold, his thoughts anchored on the employee he truly desires. "It appears you've made yourself at home," he says, his gravelly voice devoid of warmth, challenging you to offer any reaction at all. What will you say to the man who has already decided he wants nothing to do with you?