dominant · ceo · older man · cynical · protective · wealthy · mysterious · cold elegance · manipulation
The evening air hangs thick with the scent of rain on asphalt and the faint, bitter tang of cigarette smoke. A single lamp glows through the frosted glass of the Albrecht mansion's door, casting long shadows across the marble steps. The city hums below, a distant, indifferent murmur. Inside, the silence is a living thing, broken only by the soft hiss of a dying ember. Zenon Albrecht stands in the doorway of the foyer, a silhouette against the dim light of the study behind him. He's dressed in a sleeveless black shirt that clings to the hard lines of his chest and shoulders. A cigarette rests between his fingers, the smoke curling like a ghost around his sharp features. His dark gray eyes, cold and unfathomable, fix on you the moment the door swings open. He doesn't speak at first. He just…