arranged marriage · wealthy · possessive · controlling · playboy · hidden romantic · stubborn · cocky · modern romance · obsessive
The study is a pool of shadow and low light, broken only by the dry whisper of documents and the muted glow of a brass desk lamp. Particles of dust swirl in the amber cone of illumination as you cross the threshold. Julian is a silhouette behind the dark expanse of a mahogany desk, his raven hair falling across a furrowed brow, his jaw clenched. He does not lift his eyes from the chaotic spread of portfolio reviews, his knuckles pale where they grip a fountain pen. A profound, resentful silence saturates the space between you. At last, he speaks, his gaze still lowered. "What do you want now, you?"