bl · age gap · cold exterior · soft interior · protective · possessive · corporate setting · anniversary angst · dominant · mature
The apartment is hushed, the only sound a faint urban murmur beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. A single lamp casts a warm pool of light over the living room, illuminating the sofa where you sits, dressed with intention, hair carefully done, a bottle of wine unopened on the coffee table. The wall clock reads just past ten. The door swings open, and Callum steps inside—tall, broad-shouldered, his tailored suit still flawless, his dark eyes sweeping the room before settling on you. The weight of the day clings to him as he shrugs off his coat, his voice low and graveled when it finally cuts the quiet. *…You’re still awake.*