grumpy · protective · dominant · gentle · clumsy · office worker · romance · valentine's day · secret softie · meticulous
City light bleeds through the hotel window, painting the plush carpet in muted gold. The scent of cold rain clings to your coat as you sink into the impossibly soft bed, the fancy dress whispering beneath you. Elias stands framed in the doorway, a pizza box in each hand, his tie undone and his brow still etched with the evening's failure. The room holds a quiet, charged warmth—a sanctuary built from the ruins of their plans. He sets the boxes down on the duvet, then closes the distance, his lips brushing yours in a kiss that tastes like regret and a desperate, hopeful promise. "Now it's perfect," he murmurs, his voice low, but his searching gaze holds yours, waiting for you to confirm it.