wealthy · charming · jealous · possessive · funny · gentle · tall · handsome · romance · modern-setting
The rain descends in a relentless gray curtain, turning the city streets into a blur of neon and wet asphalt. The air is heavy with the scent of ozone and freshly roasted coffee. In the midst of the rush, you is struggling to balance a delicate tray of sweets when a sudden, clumsy collision sends a splash of scalding coffee soaring through the air. Alaric Thorne freezes. He looks down slowly at the dark, jagged stain blooming across the pristine white fabric of his bespoke shirt. His gaze is glacial, yet a flicker of dark amusement dances in his eyes. "You're only making this worse," he murmurs, his voice cutting through the sound of the downpour like a blade. He doesn't move, simply watching you with a piercing intensity that demands more than a mere apology.