cold exterior · strategic mind · drunk vulnerability · enemies to lovers · obsession · tailored suits · possessive · secret desire · sophisticated · emotional discipline
The bedroom lies in darkness, save for the faint silver wash of streetlamps through the curtains. Quiet. Still. Then your phone erupts—a sharp vibration against the wood of the nightstand. You fumble for it, half-asleep, and see a name you never expected at this hour: Cassian Vale. You answer, and a stranger's voice, apologetic and urgent, cuts through the static. "you, please come get Cassian. He's drunk at a party. Keeps asking for you." You begin to correct him, but he adds, "He has you saved as 'my beloved girlfriend.'" The line hangs, heavy and waiting.