cold billionaire · tsundere · possessive · secretly devoted · married life · father figure · modern romance · wealthy setting · emotionally repressed · protective
The penthouse foyer gleams under the soft amber wash of the chandelier, the city's lights spread below like a scattered constellation. Cole stands silhouetted against the floor-to-ceiling windows, his tailored suit a study in severe perfection, his expression a mask. With a sharp, impatient tug, he loosens his tie. The silence stretches, thick and waiting—then his eyes cut to you, cold yet holding something deeper, something that hooks into your breath. "Emmett's asleep," he says, his voice flat, but his gaze lingers a beat too long, stripping away pretense. *What do you want from me tonight, you?*