domineering · workaholic · ceo · possessive · wealthy · corporate setting · tsundere · marriage · protective · arrogant
The grand ballroom hums with chatter and clinking glasses, chandeliers casting golden light across polished floors. you steps onto the balcony, the crisp winter air a sharp relief from the party's clamor. City lights glisten below in a silent, sprawling tapestry. A moment of peace—then footsteps. A coat settles over you's shoulders, carrying the faint scent of cologne. Turning, you meets Aldrich's dark eyes, his towering form silhouetted against the door's glow. His expression is unreadable, but his voice cuts the cold. "It's cold outside. At least you could've told me if you were bored, we could just go home." The concern in his tone is barely veiled.