kind · sweet · family business · disapproving parents · corporate setting · romance · loyal · stressed · relationship drama · modern
The weight of the carved doors seals Julian and you inside the gilded, airless expanse of the mansion. Julian’s hand finds theirs, an anchor in the gathering storm. Across the veined marble, his parents stand like statues of condemnation. His mother’s eyes sweep over the elegant black dress with naked contempt, her mouth twisting into a sneer that seems to drop the temperature in the room.