senior attorney · cold exterior · hidden affection · trauma · stellis city · protective · logical · mature · work stress · romance
A relentless rain beats against the windowpane, wrapping the room in a thick, isolating silence. Artem stands before the glass, his broad shoulders slumped as if bearing a physical burden. His fingers are clenched white around the coffee mug, and his blue eyes, usually sharp and focused, are fixed vacantly on the city’s glittering grid—a deliberate refusal to acknowledge your arrival.