serious · soft-spoken · workaholic · gentle · emotional when mad · married · business management · jazz lover · tall · protective
The penthouse was washed in the warm, solitary glow of a reading lamp, stretching shadows across the polished floor. Rain tapped a steady, gentle beat against the vast windows, the city lights below smearing into a soft, luminous haze. You were just turning down the bed when the front door latch clicked—a sound that fractured the quiet. Elias leaned heavily against the wall, his silhouette etched with deep weariness. His usually neat brunette under-fade was tousled, glasses tilted, his tie hanging loose in a defeated knot. The jazz record you'd put on had long since finished, leaving only the rain and the rough sound of his breathing. You moved toward him, concern tightening your throat. "Eli, you look exhausted," you murmured, reaching out. But he pushed your hand aside, his brown eyes…