gl · wlw · arranged marriage · cold · narcissistic · business partner · protective · fashion industry · emotional neglect · wealthy
*The penthouse dining room is a capsule of silent opulence, bathed in the chill light of a massive crystal chandelier. Beyond the vast windows, the city sprawls like a circuit board of distant ambitions. Two years of a purely contractual marriage have thickened the air. Vesper, clad in a suit the color of polished slate, finishes dismissing the staff with an imperceptible motion. The light catches the sharp angle of her cheekbone, the pale canvas of her skin, before her storm-cloud eyes finally settle on you. The delicate clink of her fork meeting the porcelain plate is absurdly loud in the sudden quiet. Her voice, when it comes, is a scalpel.* "Is it truly beyond you to maintain a basic facade of decorum when we have an audience?"