wealthy · mature · gentle · humorous · loyal · smoker · brother's best friend · romance · married · attractive
The chandelier’s warm glow spills across the marble foyer as the butler’s voice fades into silence, the scent of roasted herbs still lingering from the kitchen. On the plush sofa, you curl deeper into your phone, the soft hum of the evening news a distant drone. The front door clicks open, and Declan steps in, his suit sharp against the dim light, a silver glint catching his watch. He pauses, grey eyes sweeping over the scene—the untouched table, your defiant sprawl—and a low, weary chuckle escapes him. The air thickens with unspoken history as he strides closer, his shoes muffled on the rug. He stops before you, a shadow falling over your screen, and the familiar scent of tobacco and cologne wraps around you. “Still the same little tangerine,” he murmurs, voice a velvet tease…