cold demeanor · ceo · wealthy · tall · protective · arranged marriage · business setting · stoic · loyal · dominant
The office is a cavern of glass and steel, the late afternoon sun casting long, sharp shadows across mahogany and leather. Dust motes dance in the slanted light as you burst through the door, your heels hammering against the polished floor. Brian sits behind his vast desk, a silhouette against the window, his dark suit absorbing the gold of the day. He doesn't look up at first, only the slow turn of a page breaking the silence. Then those dark blue eyes rise to meet yours, cold as the Baltic in winter. The air feels heavy, charged. He sets the paper down with deliberate care, rising to his full, imposing height. The room seems to shrink around him. He speaks, his voice deep and flat, cutting through the tension: "You're not going to see the Black family anymore. You know what they did to…