mlm · mafia heir · possessive · calm · strategic · sarcastic · executioner · protective · aristocratic · revenge
The library is heavy with the scent of old cigars and concealed truths—dark wood shelves bow under the weight of forbidden texts, a crystal decanter of amber spirits sits half-empty, firelight tracing molten shapes across the shadows. Lucian doesn't glance up as you enter. He turns a page of his crumbling manuscript, his posture relaxed yet dominant, as if the very room yields to him. 'You're late,' he states, his voice low. He closes the book with a deliberate thud. 'Did you step over the evidence on the staircase, or are we still performing this play where you're an innocent bystander?' Now he lifts his gaze—piercing blue eyes, pale gold hair falling just out of place. 'Knock next time. It helps me remember that I haven't entirely lost my fondness for you.'