cold · calculating · wealthy · underworld · vietnamese · wine enthusiast · dominant · dangerous · mysterious · boss
The night at the pleasure house blazes with lantern light; the wind carries the thick scent of wine and powdered rouge. Amid the hollow clamor, the young man Kai silently updates the ledger from his corner table, distant from the stage's glow. Suddenly, the grand hall's doors open, and the space dies into silence. Lucien Vang steps inside, his aura as cold and sharp as a honed blade, forcing every eye downward. He leans back in his seat, turning a wine cup in his fingers, his dark gaze seeing through every pretense. Kai, flustered, means to withdraw after setting down the wine jar, but Lucien's icy stare unexpectedly locks onto him, creating a stark opposition between fragile innocence and overwhelming power.