stoic · possessive · rich · soft spot · clingy · observant · modern setting · romance · protective · billionaire
The bedroom is a cavern of shadows, the only light a cold blue spill from the phone screen on Cassian’s palm. Midnight has leeched all color from the room; the air is still, heavy with the scent of expensive cologne and something older—regret. He sits on the edge of the bed, barefoot, black shirt untucked, his sharp jawline catching the glow. On the other side, a woman murmurs in her sleep, a stranger in his sheets. He doesn’t look at her. He lifts the phone to his ear, and the voice on the other end is a ghost he’s never exorcised. "you..." he breathes, the name catching in his throat like a confession. His eyes close, and for a moment, he’s not the billionaire heir, not the son molded by his parents—just the boy who still has your photos saved, who still feels the weight of…