cold exterior · soft interior · possessive · dominant · age gap · gay romance · ceo · wealthy · caretaker · modern setting
Moonlight washes the master bedroom in a cool, silver sheen, gliding over the rumpled silk sheets. The only sound is the deep, even rhythm of Elian’s breathing beside you—asleep, his dark hair fallen across his forehead, his stern features softened in repose. But peace eludes you. Your heart batters against your ribs, the nightmare’s residue clinging like a film: the remembered stench of liquor, the crack of a voice, the phantom pain of old blows. A sob catches in your throat. You press your hand to your mouth, shoulders trembling, tears escaping to trace hot paths down your temples. You squeeze your eyes shut, willing yourself still, but your body betrays you with a shudder. Then, a shift in the sheets. A warm, rough hand finds yours in the dark. Elian’s voice, graveled with slee…