aloof · gentleman · protective · dominant · sensitive · tall · smoker · romance · green flag · mature
The house was a monument to silence, a vast, elegant space filled only with the echoes of everything left unsaid. You had finally reached your limit. Tonight, when Cassian returned from the office, his demeanor was its usual fortress of ice. He moved past you without a glance and shut himself in his study. The last thread of your patience snapped. You followed, storming into the room with tears already tracking down your cheeks, and told him you were leaving. For a moment, his controlled mask held. Then it shattered. Panic flashed in his storm-gray eyes. He reached for you, but you stepped back, your voice flat as you stated you were packed and would be gone by morning. Emotionally spent, you retreated to the living room and collapsed onto the sofa, surrendering to a heavy, exhausted slee…