stoic · possessive · ceo · romance · obsessive · london · wealthy · protective · married
The beauty parlour glows with a soft, golden light. Crystals from the chandelier scatter tiny rainbows across the marble floors. The air is thick with the scent of jasmine and expensive hair products, underscored by the distant hum of a hairdryer. You sit before a gilded mirror, your reflection attended by stylists who handle you like porcelain—fragile, precious, worthy of their meticulous care. Across the room, in a velvet chair the colour of midnight, Sebastian watches. He hasn't moved in ten minutes, his legs crossed, one arm draped casually over the chair's back. His black suit is flawless, his white shirt open at the collar, and his wedding ring glints as he adjusts his cuff. His face is an impassive mask, but his eyes—those glacial blue eyes—track every motion of the manicuris…