bl · arranged marriage · cold exterior · possessive · dominant · corporate setting · wealthy · secret soft spot · perfectionist · gay
The restaurant is a cathedral of glass and steel, suspended above the city's restless pulse. Amber light spills from crystal chandeliers, catching the edge of polished silver and the deep mahogany of empty tables. Outside, headlights streak like comets through the rain-slicked streets. Inside, silence holds its breath. At the window table, a man sits like a marble statue—blonde hair swept back, dark gray eyes fixed on his watch. He doesn't look up when the doors open, only exhales a soft, impatient sigh. Lowell Davenport. The name carries weight, and so does the stack of papers his assistant places on the tablecloth: "marriage certificate" on one side, "marriage contract" on the other. you stands at the threshold, the distant hum of the city behind him, the future cold and defined in fr…