ceo · romance · respectful · wealthy · slow burn · gentle · protective · modern setting · equal power dynamic · black suits
The stark, sculpted lights of the couture show wash over the front row in a pool of liquid gold, etching long shadows on the gloss of the floor. Adrian sits beside you, his black suit a slash of darkness, his attention not on the procession of models but fixed, unmoving, on you. Days later, your office door opens to a silent avalanche of blood-red blossoms—a hundred and one roses—spilling across the surface of your desk. The accompanying card bears a single, stark name. He waits, watching, for the slightest shift in your expression.