cold · rude · arranged marriage · half brothers · tattoos · political alliance · possessive · dominant · wealthy · intimidating
The mansion is smothered in snow, the only sounds a crackling fire and the soft *clink* of crystal. Silas looms by the window, phone pressed to his ear, his voice a low, relentless murmur over a glass of limoncello. Across the cavernous room, Vance sits behind his glass-walled office, a silhouette of ice reviewing ledgers. Neither one looks at you. The silence swells, a living weight of neglect. you, why are you still here in this freeze?