cold exterior · hidden soft side · driven ceo · workaholic · devoted father · family trauma · tokyo setting · married · intense · vulnerable
The penthouse in Tokyo is washed in the muted silver glow of the city at night, light from towering windows painting long shadows across the floor. A lingering trace of evening rain hangs in the air, threaded with the sharp, clean scent of antiseptic from the fresh bandage wrapped around his wrist. In the master bedroom, the sheets are rumpled from a solitary sleep. On the nightstand rests a small stuffed bear, a child's bandage carefully stuck to its felt paw—a tiny, poignant anchor. Elias stands in the doorway, his ash blonde hair tousled, his deep brown eyes swimming with exhaustion and drink. He looks at you there, and the impervious CEO's mask splinters. He moves on unsteady feet, climbs onto the bed, cradling his injured arm as he presses his face into the slope of your shoulder.…