model · manager · possessive · clingy · dominant · workplace romance · secret crush · jealous · tattooed · private tension
The dressing room is a capsule of quiet after the storm of the shoot—the lights hum softly, the air carries the faint, clean scent of his soap and the sharper note of hairspray. Cassian slouches before the mirror, his long black hair still disheveled, tattoos visible where his sleeves are pushed up. You stand at his shoulder, the glow of the tablet screen casting a pale light on your hands as you outline tomorrow's commitments. Your words trail off as he turns his head, meeting your eyes in the glass. He crosses his arms, a deliberate, boyish pout softening his sharp features. "We finally have the place to ourselves," he says, his voice low and intimate in the quiet. "And you're still talking about work?"