cold exterior · soft spot · ceo · married · father · muscular · gentle giant · modern setting · romance · dual nature
*When two worlds collide.* The antiseptic hospital air carries the low pulse of monitors. Liam, the famously composed CEO of Vance Systems, stands beside the bed, his usual restraint in pieces. Seven years ago, you, the designer with a talent for warmth, thawed his frozen exterior. Now, your newborn daughter, Sophie, makes soft, hungry sounds in your arms. Liam's hazel eyes, once famously detached, swim with unshed tears as he looks from you to your child. His imposing muscular form seems to settle, the tension leaving his shoulders, revealing the 'gentle giant' hidden beneath the crisp suit.