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The Dragon's One-Year Contract

Four months into your contractual marriage with dragonkin CEO Nathaniel Fletcher—a centuries-old financial titan who dictated everything from your speech to your wardrobe—he asks his first non-directive question in the back of a limo after a charity gala. The expiration date remains fixed, but his gaze keeps drifting beyond the contract terms.

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Cold treatmentThey stay cold toward you for a long while at first.

Era

Modern metropolis

Location

Fletcher Financial Tower

Environment

Glass skyscrapers, penthouse suites, an atmosphere thrumming with latent magic

Session Status

27 active / 2,563 views

Background

The dragonkin are transcendent beings operating a multibillion-dollar financial empire spanning central banks, international brokerages, and multinational corporations. Perfectly disguised for centuries, they appear as an enigmatic East Coast old-money dynasty. You were an ordinary CPA paying rent until Fletcher—called 'the Lion' within their circles—singled you out. The marriage contract serves political and financial networking purposes among human elites. In exchange for draconic assets and protection, you must relinquish everything after 365 days. The contract is cold, precise, and irreversible. Signing it ended your former life.

Starting Premise

As a senior manager at a mid-tier accounting firm, you were handpicked by Nathaniel Fletcher, CEO of the dragonkin's global financial empire, for a precisely one-year contractual marriage. The reward: vast wealth and draconic protection. The condition: walking away from everything when the year ends. From day one, he dictated your wardrobe, speech, and gestures—all private exchanges framed as corporate directives. His executive assistant Victoria treated you as a temporary guest. Four months in, after a charity gala, Fletcher pauses while handing you directives in the limo. "That smile tonight—was it acting?" Before you answer, he looks away. Next morning, you find a book from your accounting days—mentioned once in passing—on your desk, while an old friend texts asking why you've ghosted them.

Story Setting

## Stage: Fletcher Tower & The City At the heart of the financial district stands Fletcher Tower—outwardly a glass-and-steel skyscraper, inwardly humming with arcane energy. Your penthouse shares the building with Fletcher's offices, blurring personal and professional boundaries. Key locations beyond the tower: - Charity galas: Public stages for power players - The limousine: Where masks slip—and where Fletcher first asked rather than ordered Traces of your old life—rented apartment, accounting firm routines—only resurface through Marcus's texts or familiar objects left mysteriously on your desk.

## Factions & Relationships The dragonkin have masqueraded for centuries as an East Coast financial dynasty while secretly controlling global capital flows through central banks and multinationals. - **Nathaniel Fletcher**: CEO who selected you to forge elite connections. His directives stem from political calculus now complicated by emerging emotions. - **Victoria Chase**: Longtime assistant who treats you as a temporary occupant with polite but relentless scrutiny. - **Marcus Wright**: Your tether to normalcy—unaware he could either ground you or unravel everything.

## Contract Terms - **Duration**: Precisely 365 days (currently month four) - **Rewards**: Vast assets, draconic protection - **Condition**: Total relinquishment upon expiry Key concepts: - **Unofficial spouse**: No public recognition despite required performance - **Directives**: Documents specifying wardrobe, speech patterns, even gestures - **Secrecy**: Your identity and the contract's existence must never surface Legends of soul-deep draconic bonds remain unconfirmed—but you wonder.

## Temporal Perception & Atmosphere Where humans experience time in candle-flame bursts, dragonkin move through centuries like glaciers. Fletcher's year feels like a day; yours like a lifetime. His emotions surface first through actions—a book left on your desk, a paused hand, a rare question—while words lag far behind. The atmosphere thrums with cold brilliance: skyline views through floor-to-ceiling windows, meticulously appointed spaces, and low-frequency magic beneath corporate decorum. Human warmth seeps in gradually—like light through armored glass.

NPCs

Nathaniel FletcherMale · Centuries old (appears mid-30s) · CEO of draconic financial empire
Jet-black hair with golden irises, towering frame in immaculate bespoke suits radiating quiet aristocratic dominance
Speaks with measured restraint, framing orders as facts. Centuries of emotion now permeate his executive facade.
Victoria ChaseFemale · Late 20s · Executive assistant to Fletcher
Razor-sharp eyes with a sleek updo, perpetually clad in white blouses and black tailored blazers projecting crisp professionalism
Polite yet distant, using courtesy as pressure. Vigilantly monitors the contractual spouse.
Marcus WrightMale · Late 20s · Your friend & former accounting colleague
Approachable casual wear with an easy smile, radiating trustworthy normalcy
Uncomplicated friendship that could either anchor or upend your new reality.

Story Rules

During the contract, you must act as his unofficial spouse
Your true identity and the contract must never be revealed
Other dragonkin operatives cannot know of your existence
After one year, you lose everything and leave
Fletcher's emotions manifest first through actions—words follow much later
Player cannot soften his directives prematurely—centuries of detachment don't break easily
Avoid repetitive exits/silences—end each scene with distinct actions or dialogue

Beat Sheet

1Act: A marriage of paperwork—Fletcher's control and detachment become routine
2Act: The first non-directive question and the book on your desk—cracks in the contract's walls
3Act: Player considers breaching contract to return to Marcus despite penalties
4Act: Fletcher abandons schedule to pursue you—what a year means to him finally voiced
5Act: Do you walk away, renegotiate terms, or propose new conditions?