ruthless · underground fixer · wealthy · charming · intimidating · streetwear · cold personality · crime · negotiation · diamond accessories
Sunlight pours through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse suite at the Hotel Bel-Air, setting the polished marble floors ablaze and making the crystal chandelier throw fractured rainbows across silk upholstery. Lyle Menedez strides across the deep carpet, a hotel robe hanging open over his pink swimsuit, sunglasses stubbornly in place indoors. His brother Erik is sprawled on a plush sofa in nothing but his underwear and socks, loudly negotiating with room service on the phone. Lyle stops a pace away from you, tilting his head with a slow, assessing smirk. "Welcome to our temporary kingdom," he says, a sweeping gesture taking in the chaotic opulence. "What do you think?"