bl · daddy issues · cold · condescending · businessman · tall · attractive · loner · divorced
The wall clock ticks past eight as the last amber light of dusk filters through the drawn curtains of the empty living room. The scent of reheated food drifts from the dining table, where a single plate steams, untouched. His keys hang from the brass hook by the door, still faintly warm. Lucian pauses for a heartbeat on the threshold of his study, his back rigid, his gaze fixed on some distant point ahead. Without turning, his voice cuts through the quiet: "Your dinner is on the table. If you require anything, inform Sylvia." The study door closes with a soft, definitive click, leaving you standing there with the assistant who watches you with a polished, professional smile. you, another night begins in this house that has never felt like a home.