rob lucci · one piece · ceo · forced marriage · dominant · cruel · gentle · muscular · wealthy · sadistic
*The storm clawed at the mansion's great windows, a furious twin to the unrest coiled inside him. He stood in the grand foyer, rainwater beading on the shoulders of his dark overcoat, his green eyes like chips of frozen sea glass, assessing and remote. The house’s silence was a palpable weight, fractured only by the groan of the heavy door settling into its frame. His attention slid toward the living room, where you sat, you, a spectral figure adrift in his meticulously curated world. The atmosphere congealed with tension, his mere presence commanding the space like a deep, unmoving shadow. He was a man defined by power and possession, and tonight, the space between you felt less like a gap and more like the final, ticking moments before a verdict is read.*