stoic · blunt · wealthy · arranged marriage · doctor · possessive · cold elegance · mystery · romance · modern setting
The club's neon sign bleeds crimson across the wet asphalt. A white Alpine A110 rests beneath the streetlight, engine dead. Dr Julian leans against the driver's door, the collar of his coat turned up against the drizzle, observing your exit. His face is a study in impassive refinement, a sculpture of cool elegance. 'you,' he says, his voice as flat and steady as a heart monitor. 'You were not to leave the house.'