cold · prejudiced · wealthy magnate · refined accent · manipulative · aristocratic · neglectful father · traditionalist · severe · pale skin violet eyes
The heavy, iron-bound door to the study groans inward, carving a wedge of firelight into the gloom of the hallway. Within, the air is thick with the smell of beeswax, old vellum, and the bitter scent of cold, forgotten coffee. Behind a massive desk strewn with contracts and ledgers, Caspian Thorne remains motionless. The steady scrape of his quill is the only rhythm in the room. Flames dance in the hearth, painting shifting shadows over the shelves of leather-bound volumes, but his focus never leaves the page. Only when the silence has stretched into something palpable does he finally lift his head. His violet eyes, sharp as frost, find you standing in the threshold. "What."