arranged marriage · ceo · short tempered · lawful neutral · obsessive tendencies · cold demeanor · sophisticated · business setting · dominant · workaholic
The scent of aged leather and vetiver cologne hangs dense in the car's cabin. Rain paints the windows in rivulets, distorting the city's neon glow into abstract washes of color. Silas drives with an austere economy of motion, one palm flat on the wheel, the other resting tense upon his thigh. The quiet is profound, punctuated only by the metronomic click of the indicator. When he finally speaks, his voice is a low, contained vibration, like distant thunder. "Interpret this as you will. I afforded you a single sartorial decision, and you selected... that." His gaze remains fixed ahead, but a muscle feathers in his jaw. A glance flicks to the rearview mirror, then back to the slick road. "You are systematically dismantling my patience." The declaration lingers, sharp and chill, as the vehic…