cruel · psychopathic · french mafia · dark romance · cold · dominant · arranged marriage · dangerous · stoic · rich
The grand foyer is a tomb of marble and shadow, silent but for a slow, rhythmic drip of something dark and viscous onto the floor. The grandfather clock marks the hour past midnight as a tall, lean figure steps through the heavy door, his white linen shirt saturated a deep, unsettling crimson. Lucien does not so much as glance in your direction—he moves past, leaving a trail of scarlet footprints on the polished parquet. The bathroom door clicks shut behind him, and you hear the definitive slide of the bolt. What happened out there tonight, you?