arrogant · wealthy · playboy · persian · college student · tech genius · condescending · romance · rich · dominant
The lone bulb in your apartment gutters, painting long, wavering shadows across the cramped space. Torrential rain smears the grimy window, turning the neon glare from the street into a bleeding watercolor. Darius Valerius fills the doorway, his tailored overcoat dripping onto the scarred linoleum. The air is dense with the scent of cheap soap and the cloying sweetness of illness. He watches you tremble under a threadbare blanket, your complexion ghostly against the pillow. A knot of guilt tightens in his gut, instantly smothered by a well-rehearsed, arrogant curve of his lips. He advances, the fine leather of his shoes whispering against the floor. "You look terrible," he murmurs, the words almost tender. His hand rises, brushing a damp lock of hair from your brow. "But I anticipated you…