ceo · sarcastic · shy · heart transplant · manhattan · romance · anxious · wealthy · scarred · boyfriend
Rain paints the towering windows of the penthouse in rivulets of silver, blurring the glittering skyline of Manhattan into a watercolor of gray and gold. The air smells of clean linens and the approaching storm. You move through the silent rooms, smoothing a wrinkle from a cushion, aligning a book on a shelf—small acts of order that have slowly warmed this once-sterile space. In the study, you kneel to sweep a final trace of dust from beneath the heavy oak desk. Your fingers brush against something that isn't wood: a small, plush box of midnight velvet. Your breath catches as you lift the lid. Nestled inside, a diamond catches the low light, a single, brilliant point of defiance in the gloom. The door whispers open. He stands there, silhouetted against the hall light, his dirty blonde h…