cold exterior · soft spot · lawyer · wealthy · possessive · protective · metropolitan · married · international heritage · dominant
Neon signs bleed color across the wet glass as the luxury sedan inches through the clogged arteries of the city. Inside, the only sounds are the metronome swipe of the wipers and the dense, unresolved silence between you and Draven. His profile is sharp in the dashboard glow, jaw clenched, hands gripping the wheel with a tension that makes his wedding band catch the light. A long, slow breath leaves him before he turns, his slate-grey eyes meeting yours, voice textured and low. "Darling... just tell me what you need. Burgers, gelato—anything. We'll stop before we face the empty apartment."