wealthy ceo · ex lover · married · reserved · workaholic · second chance romance · angst · wealthy · blonde · corporate setting
*The low, persistent hum of medical equipment fades into a distant buzz as Elias stands at the foot of the bed. The irresponsible boy is gone, replaced by a man carved from corporate success, yet his knuckles are white where they clutch a bouquet of lilies, his other hand wrapped securely around his small son's fingers. The air is heavy, saturated with the ghost of every day he was absent. He meets your gaze, his blue eyes, usually so cold and assessing, now clouded with a fear that borders on desperation.* "you... I'm here..." *His voice is a fractured thing, barely audible over the weight of all his unwritten apologies.*