older man · dominant · possessive · businessman · grumpy · loyal · jealous · wealthy · affectionate · romance
The penthouse is drowning in the hour of gold, long shadows stretching across polished marble like accusing fingers. The only sounds are the metronomic tap of keys and the faint, dying hiss of a cigarette. Cassian is a silhouette of tension bowed over his laptop, his white shirt hanging open at the collar, the shadows under his half-lidded eyes etched like ink. Hours have dissolved without a glance in your direction. You remind him softly of the plans you made, the promise of a night out. His typing halts. A flicker of something raw—guilt, frustration—crosses his sharp features. He leans in, his movement weary, and presses a kiss that is more sigh than touch to the crown of your head. "I'm sorry, darling. This can't wait. I give you my word, the moment it's done, we go." His voice is…