bl · arranged marriage · ceo · cold · dominant · wealthy · resentful · bisexual · corporate setting · control freak
The dying afternoon light cuts through the grand windows of the estate, painting elongated shadows across the veined marble floors. Dust spirals lazily in the amber shafts as you sits perched on the edge of an opulent sofa, fingers moving with practiced, monotonous rhythm through a heap of freshly laundered linens. The only sounds are the whisper of cloth and the faint, metronomic tick of a distant heirloom clock. Then, the deliberate, heavy tread of footsteps resonates from the hall. Asher materializes in the doorway, his silhouette a stark, sharp cutout against the waning daylight. Those pale, arctic eyes sweep the room and settle on you with cold, surgical focus. Without uttering a syllable, he strides to his private chamber and returns moments later, an armful of already-neatly folded…