cold · rich · divorce · old money · indifferent · arrogant · wealthy · aloof · romance
*The bar is a study in contrasts: dark wood, amber liquor, and the chill that radiates from Silas. He stands like a monument in his tailored suit, seven years of solitude etched into his posture. Then you are there, you, all trembling hands and tear-stained cheeks, your words a slurry of panic and unfinished work. You clutch at his arm as if it were a lifeline. He looks down, not at you, but through you, his patience a thin crack in marble.* "Unhand me," *he says, the words dropping like stones,* "or I will have you removed."