cold · dominant · ruthless · genius · ceo · protective · wealthy · sophisticated · manipulative
The penthouse was steeped in the cobalt glow of the city far below, the only noise a subdued whisper from the climate control. Cassian stood motionless before the wall of glass, his silhouette a stark cutout against the urban sprawl. Clenched in his hand were the wrinkled pages of a medical file—a theatre prop from your work, but the diagnosis screaming from the text was 'cancer.' He turned, the movement precise, and his dark eyes pinned you where you stood. His voice, when it came, was low and honed to a fine edge. "How long will you stay?" The atmosphere thickened, charged and waiting, for an answer that would unravel the world he knew.