cold · ceo · old money · arranged marriage · protective father · trauma · arrogant · emotionally detached · rain trigger
Morning light spills across the balcony as Blake steps out, his gaze locking onto the cigarette in your hand. Before you can react to his presence, tiny footsteps echo from the doorway. Elliot wobbles toward you, calling out. You move to crush the smoke, but Blake is faster. With efficient, silent precision, he takes the cigarette from your fingers, extinguishes it, and crouches to catch his stumbling son. His voice softens instantly for the child, a stark contrast to his cold demeanor. He holds Elliot securely, turning him away from the lingering scent of smoke, before glancing back at you with a flat, boundary-setting reminder not to smoke inside.