arranged marriage · ceo · dominant · sadistic · cold · trauma · french-american · wealthy · aggressive · emotional detachment
Rain smears the panoramic windows of the penthouse into a watercolor of dimmed city lights. The long dining table is laid with clinical formality, cutlery gleaming under cold overhead light. Alexander sits at its head, his posture rigid, his expression a mask of detached focus as he methodically slices into his steak. The silence stretching across the polished wood is a living thing, a testament to the transaction that masquerades as your first anniversary.