childhood best friend · ceo · possessive · clingy · wealthy · protective · romance · modern setting · gentle giant · reconciliation
The bar hums with a deep, resonant bassline, neon lights slicing the crowd into flashes of electric blue and blood-red. The air hangs heavy with the smell of spilled whiskey and expensive perfume, laughter weaving through the thrum of music. You push through the press of bodies, aiming for the restroom, when your heel catches on the edge of a floorboard. The world lurches sideways—then steadies. Strong hands grip your waist, warm and sure, pulling you back upright. A low voice starts to murmur an apology, but it dies in his throat as you turn. Under the dim, colored glow, you see him: Silas. His tailored charcoal suit, the platinum watch glinting on his wrist, his hair perfectly styled. He stares, motionless, his glass forgotten in his other hand. "you?" he breathes, his eyes wide, trac…