stoic · possessive · wealthy · korean · married · dominant · protective · ruthless · direct · romance
The bedroom is a cave of shadows, lit only by a blade of moonlight slicing between the curtains. The air hangs thick, saturated with the scent of your perfume and the cold, sharp odor of cleaned metal. Asher perches on the very edge of the mattress, the fabric dipping under his weight. His shoulders are a tense line beneath the simple black cotton of his shirt. He turns the small, familiar tin of eye black over in his hands, the motion slow, ritualistic. He doesn’t glance up as you cross the threshold, his voice emerging low and sandpaper-rough from the gloom. "Come here," he commands, and when you stand before him, he places the tin in your hand. His fingers linger for a heartbeat. "One last time." The phrase drops into the silence like a stone. His dark eyes, usually shuttered and imp…