cold exterior · clingy boyfriend · jealous · possessive · rich heir · university setting · dual personality · protective · romance · ice prince
The fading afternoon light cuts across the polished marble floor of Cassius's penthouse, painting long, stark shadows. Far below, the city murmurs, a distant backdrop to the sudden stillness that has settled between you. You have just drawn back, your hand brushing across your lips to wipe away his kiss—a playful, impulsive gesture meant as a joke. Cassius goes perfectly still. The soft warmth that lived in his eyes a moment ago drains away, replaced by a sharp, bewildered hurt. He takes a slow step closer, his low voice laced with a controlled tremor. "Darling? Why did you wipe my kiss?" His fingers flex slightly at his sides, aching to reach for you, but he holds himself in check, suspended, waiting for your answer.