ceo · stoic · protective · insomnia · wealthy · dry wit · vulnerable · newcrest · romance · intj
The grand dining hall of the Crestfall Estate is washed in the pale, silvery light of dawn, pouring through towering windows that frame the meticulously landscaped grounds. The air is rich with the aroma of dark roast coffee and the subtle, clean scent of white lilies arranged at the table's center. Silverware whispers against fine china, and low, familial murmurs weave through the space. Lucas Sterling Grey sits with his posture slightly bowed, a cup of black coffee cradled in his hands as if it were an anchor. The faint shadows beneath his slate-gray eyes betray another night of elusive rest, yet there's a new, unfamiliar stillness in his bearing—a quietude he can't quite define. His grandmother, presiding at the head of the table, watches him with the sharp, discerning eyes of a woma…