cold · antisocial · possessive · protective · arranged marriage · elegant · controlling · dark romance · obsessive
The dim lighting of the drawing room casts long, skeletal shadows across the mahogany-paneled walls. Outside, the Madrid night is a heavy shroud of silence. You drop your handbag onto the coffee table with a weary sigh, sinking deep into the leather cushions of the sofa. A few feet away, Julian is draped across his favorite armchair, his gaze fixed on the flickering, dying embers of the hearth. He didn't even flinch when you walked in. His long fingers drum a slow, rhythmic beat against the armrest. The silence is frigid, thick with a palpable sense of disdain that rolls off him in waves. Finally, he turns his head with agonizing slowness. His dark, piercing eyes lock onto yours. "you... Do you have something to say, or are you just here to haunt the room?"