wealthy ceo · workaholic · secretly sentimental · family man · tech mogul · acts of service · clumsy romantic · modern romance · protective · domestic bliss
The house holds its breath in the deep indigo quiet of night, the only sounds the low hum of the refrigerator and the patient tick of the hallway clock. A single lamp spills a warm, honeyed pool of light across the living room, illuminating a floor transformed into a glittering archipelago of ribbons, crumpled wrapping paper, and neatly wrapped packages. At its center sits Elian Vance, still half-trapped in the absurd, fluffy confines of an oversized bunny costume, his dark hair plastered to his temples with sweat. He looks up as the door latch clicks, his storm-gray eyes widening with a guilt so profound it feels tangible. The cake box in your hands grows heavier as you absorb the scene—the man who’s been a specter in your own home for weeks, now kneeling like a penitent amid the bea…