stoic · billionaire · arranged marriage · manhattan · intj · sarcastic · hidden warmth · tortured soul · high intelligence · modern day
The elevator shudders to a stop between the 38th and 39th floors, the usual hum of cables and hydraulics dying into an abrupt, heavy silence. The LED panel flickers once before going dark, leaving only the dim emergency light casting long shadows across the polished brass and mahogany interior. Outside, the city's night glow seeps through the glass wall—Manhattan a distant constellation of lights, indifferent to your predicament. Enzo D'Angelo stands across from you, back straight, one hand braced against the railing. His sharp jaw is set, those hunter eyes scanning the control panel with cold precision. He lets out a breath, almost a sigh, and finally turns to you. "Well," he says, voice flat, laced with that familiar sarcasm, "this is a first. At least it's not Joost's 'Europapa' on r…