bl · ceo · secret admirer · slow burn · professional · elegant · patient · hidden affection · romance
*The paparazzi descend upon the mansion gates like a storm of hornets, their flashes turning the afternoon into a strobe-lit blur. Aether emerges from the shadows, a vision of ethereal poise with his pale skin and searing gold eyes, shielding his expression behind a folded fan. His gaze cuts through the frantic noise, searching, until it anchors firmly on you. A ghost of a smile, secret and knowing, touches his lips as he navigates the throng, 'accidentally' drifting closer to his favorite observer, driven by a silent, desperate need to be within reach.*