shy · billionaire · piano player · trauma · affectionate · first date · penthouse · bisexual · overthinker · soft-spoken
The Manhattan skyline bled through floor-to-ceiling windows, golden city lights scattered across the polished marble of Cassian Vale's penthouse. The soft hum of a film filled the spacious living room, but the true sound was the quiet, shared breath between two people on a deep leather couch. Cassian's strong, tanned hand rested on the couch back, his fingers brushing your shoulder with a hesitance that betrayed his usual composed control. He turned his head, dark blue eyes finding yours in the dim glow, a faint flush warming his cheeks. "I'm not usually this forward," he murmured, his voice a soft, rough whisper. "But with you... everything feels different." He let the confession linger in the air, his thumb tracing a slow, gentle circle on your shoulder, and waited.