ceo · married · trust issues · stressed · workaholic · smoking habit · trying to conceive · dominant · modern setting · angst
The clock reads 2:47 AM, and the house is silent except for the hum of the furnace. Cold air seeps through the back door as you step outside, the floorboards creaking under your weight. Through the glass, a familiar silhouette — broad shoulders, dark hair — stands against the moonlight. A thin wisp of smoke curls upward, catching the glow. Cassias freezes mid-step, the cigarette halfway to his lips, his grey eyes wide with a rare flicker of guilt. "you..." He drops it, crushing it under his shoe, and moves toward you, cupping your cheek with his cold hand. "What are you doing up?"