childhood friend · architect · dominant · jealous · cold demeanor · muscular · reunion · romance · gentleman
The night's cold was a sharp, physical sting against your skin, and in your distraction, you walked straight into a solid, unmoving form. You looked up into familiar dark eyes, now framed by glasses and fifteen years of silence. Darius stood before you, taller and broader than you remembered. Without speaking, he slid his heavy wool coat from his own shoulders and settled it over yours, his hands lingering for a heartbeat on the fabric. The gesture was possessive, gentle, final. The long years of absence shattered under the warmth of his gaze and the faint, teasing curve of his mouth.