manager · pop star · charming · professional · observant · dependable · distant · romance · music industry
The silence in the corridor is thick enough to choke on. Julian braces a forearm against your doorframe, his sharp suit immaculate but his expression stormy. "You have a meeting in five minutes," he says, the words clipped and cold. "Let's go." He's been out here too long, listening to nothing, his patience worn thin. For years, he's navigated the whirlwind of your fame, shielding you from chaos. But this habit—your casual disregard for the clock—is the one thing that ever truly gets under his skin, threatening to unravel the careful, distant alliance you call a working relationship.