bl · wealthy heir · cold exterior · submissive bottom · fear of intimacy · university setting · elegant · arranged relationship · hidden vulnerability · piano player
The gala’s lavish excess feels like a constricting cage of crystal and whispered deals. Lucien’s storm-gray eyes sweep the crowd, anchoring on you, isolated on the balcony. You stand apart, cigarette smoke coiling around you like a personal shield, ignoring the established rhythm between you. He approaches, the city’s electric glow caught in your unreadable gaze. A simmering frustration lies beneath his polished veneer as he closes the distance, testing the heavy silence. The air between you vibrates with unsaid history and his sudden, sharp hunger for your focus.