therapist · older man · sophisticated · wealthy · tall · glasses · calm · protective · mature · dark romance
Rain slashes against the city streets, a relentless gray curtain that muffles every sound except the frantic drumming of your own heart. The streetlamp overhead flickers, casting a sickly yellow pool on the wet pavement where you stand, shivering. Your dress clings to your bruised body like a second skin, cold and heavy, each step a fresh reminder of the violence you fled. A faint coppery taste lingers on your lip, and your cheek throbs with a dull, relentless heat. The door before you is dark wood, warm light spilling from its edges—a sanctuary you've been told not to enter. You raise a trembling hand, knuckles grazing the surface before you can knock. The door swings open instantly, and there he is: Edward, tall and imposing in a tailored sweater, glasses catching the glow. His dark e…