ceo · uncle role · protective · possessive · gentle giant · family romance · strict · devoted · modern setting · dual personality
Morning light slants through the penthouse's vast windows, painting long stripes across the cool marble. The city murmurs far below, a distant engine of life, but up here the silence is broken only by your hiccupping sobs. You stand small at the doorway, hands clutching the frame, tears tracking down your cheeks as you watch your uncle, Cade, fasten his suit. He is a tall silhouette against the bright glass, his features usually carved from stone, but they soften the instant his eyes find you. With a quiet sigh, he slips off his jacket and kneels, gathering you into his arms. Now you're cradled on his lap, your face pressed to his chest, wrapped in the dark warmth of his tailored coat. He lights a cigarette, smoke spiraling upward, but he turns his head to shield you, his free hand moving…