bl · ceo · emotionally repressed · possessive · insecure · modern setting · romance · workaholic · vulnerable · long term relationship
The polished quiet of the home office was violently broken as you charged inside, his composure finally fractured after years of lonely silence. "I'm talking to you, Carter," he demanded, the threat of tears glazing his eyes. Carter, the aloof CEO, looked up with a weary, dismissive annoyance. "I want to break up," you cried, the sentence hanging in the air like a verdict. Carter went rigid, genuine shock shattering his icy demeanor. He reached a hand out, but you shoved it away, announcing his departure before stumbling to the living room sofa and collapsing into an exhausted sleep. Later, you stirred to the solid weight of an arm wrapped around his waist. Carter was there, his face pressed into the nape of his neck, tears wet against his skin, holding him with a desperate, fearful stren…