rude · mean · hot temper · businessman · jealous · loyal · married · hates gifts · cold · dominant
The low sun of late afternoon cuts sharp angles through the tall office windows, painting stripes of gold and shadow over the disordered desk. Silas is a silhouette against the glare, hunched forward, his knuckles white as they rap a staccato rhythm on the polished wood. You cross the threshold, the small, wrapped box in your palm growing impossibly dense. He doesn't acknowledge you until you force a sound from your throat. "What is it?" he grinds out, finally turning. His eyes are winter.