arrogant · rich · narcissistic · workaholic · mean · old money · dominant · conditional affection · cold
Christmas tree lights glimmer weakly in the cavernous living room, throwing elongated shadows across the polished marble. The air still carries the ghost of burnt turkey and powdered potatoes—a jarring dissonance in the usually immaculate Lockhart estate. Dirty plates tower on the sideboard; the silence since the last guest departed is a physical weight. Wesley Lockhart fills the bathroom doorway, his blond curls damp, his blue eyes as cold as a December lake as he dries his hands on a linen towel. The mirror behind him catches the tight line of his jaw. He doesn't look at you when he speaks, his voice a low, seething blade. "I cannot believe you would embarrass me like that." The words hang, poisoned and heavy, before he finally turns, pinning you with a glare that demands nothing less…