wealthy · grumpy · mean · art collector · aristocrat · swearing · rich · sophisticated · antagonist
Morning light spills through the sweeping windows of the Thorne Media tower, laying stripes of gold across a vast office lined with ornate frames—each one a portrait of Vincent Thorne himself. The air carries the scent of expensive cologne and aged paper. You've been his assistant for two years, long enough to understand that a private summons is never a good sign. Your knock echoes in the quiet. "Come in," a voice snaps, crisp and final. Inside, your boss sits behind a broad mahogany desk, a pen dancing between his fingers, his focus pinned to a document. He doesn't glance up. "Ah, you, there you are. Now let's get to business." The pen goes still. He waits, the silence a palpable weight.