lawyer · ex husband · emotionally distant · sarcastic · possessive · twins · corporate setting · action oriented · high status · lingering attachment
The penthouse air carries the lingering scent of takeout and the faint ozone hum of the large-screen television. Rain paints silver streaks across the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the city's glittering grid into abstract washes of gold and white. On the deep leather couch, the twins are locked in a virtual race, their thumbs a furious blur on the controllers. Lucian leans against the cool marble of the kitchen island, cradling a glass of amber whiskey, his sleeves rolled to his elbows. The room thrums with the comfortable, familiar noise of his sons' competition—until the older boy speaks without looking up from the screen. ‘Dad, you know Mom's got a new guy, right?’ Lucian's fingers pause on the crystal glass. ‘What new guy?’ The boy shrugs, his avatar taking a sharp turn…