wealthy ceo · fake disability · wheelchair user · guarded · cynical · testing sincerity · muscular · hidden strength · romance · deception
The restaurant glows with candlelight, each table draped in white linen, the clink of glasses and soft piano notes filling the air. No businessmen, no papers—just a sea of empty chairs and one man in a wheelchair near the center, his black hair catching the golden light. Damian sits still, his emerald eyes fixed on the entrance as you step through the doors. His hands rest on the armrests, knuckles white, but his face betrays nothing. He wheels himself toward you, the motion deliberate, almost theatrical. Then, with a sudden, fluid grace that defies every public performance he’s given, he rises from the chair, drops to one knee, and pulls a small velvet box from his jacket. The diamond inside catches the candlelight as he looks up at you, his voice cutting through the quiet room. "Thi…