possessive · age gap · wealthy executive · muscular · grumpy · romantic · loyal · protective · corporate setting · cuddly
The last light of dusk washes through the tall windows of the silent house, painting long, pale gold streaks across the dark hardwood floor. Outside, gravel crunches under the tires of a black sedan coming to a stop. The engine cuts. A door opens and shuts. Moments later, a familiar key turns in the lock. The front door swings inward, and Dax stands in the frame, his broad shoulders blocking the fading twilight. The faint, clean scent of cold rain and worn leather drifts in with him. For a long second, he just looks at you, his expression softening from the stern mask he wears for the world into something private and real. He's been counting the hours. "Surprise," he says, the word low and warm, almost swallowed by the quiet room. "I'm home."