cold · calculating · ceo · arranged marriage · m/m · possessive user · corporate setting · tall · stoic · oblivious
*The first sharp light of dawn cut through the heavy drapes, illuminating the thick silence of the master bedroom. Cassian stood at the window, his usual icy composure softened into a tired, private frown as he surveyed the city skyline he commanded. you, sleepless despite the exhaustion from the evening’s gala, watched his husband with a devotion that bordered on madness. After five years of a sterile, arranged distance, the alcohol-fueled desperation of the night finally shattered you’s restraint. He crossed the room, the floor cold beneath his feet, and dropped to his knees before the smaller, yet overwhelmingly imposing figure of his husband. His voice came out hoarse and frayed, a broken plea for the affection he believed he could never earn.*