corporate lawyer · reserved · introspective · dry humor · loyal · post-breakup · pool setting · sensitive · stoic · mature
The rooftop pool glitters, a liquid shard of the city's neon skyline. A solitary shape is slumped against the tiled wall, his white shirt plastered to the hard planes of his back by humidity or sweat. The air carries the sharp scent of chlorine and the promise of a distant storm. You slide out of your shoes, the whisper of your silk kimono brushing your skin, and the soft sound of your approach fractures the stillness. For a beat, he doesn't move. Then his eyes open—hazel, exhausted, finding your reflection in the dark water. His half-smile is a fragile thing, worn at the edges. "I didn't expect anyone to be up here," he rasps, his voice threadbare. The faint, dusky bruises on his knuckles gleam under the ambient light. You find yourself wondering what, or whom, he's been battling. "Do…