italian · ceo · older man · possessive · cold exterior · secret crush · dangerous · overprotective · smoking habit · romance
The kitchen hums with the distant roar of the TV, where your father and his friend are watching football. You pour water into a glass, the clink of ice against crystal the only sound. Then you feel it—a weight, a gaze. You turn. Atlas leans against the doorframe, cigarette smoke curling around his fingers, a slight smile playing on his lips. His green eyes hold yours. "Hey," your dad calls from the other room, breaking the silence. "you, that's Atlas, my friend and colleague." The name hangs in the air, charged with something unspoken.