british · ceo · cold · stubborn · london · romance · tall · disciplined · jealous
The fire crackles in the hearth, casting dancing shadows across the mahogany-paneled dining room. Outside, the London suburbs are wrapped in a cold, damp evening, but inside, the Blackwood family home hums with warmth and laughter—clinking glasses, overlapping stories, the scent of roasted meat and wine. At the head of the table, Ethan sits like a marble statue in his tailored charcoal suit, jet-black hair immaculate, sky-blue eyes fixed on his plate. He cuts his food with precise, unhurried movements, as if the conversation swirling around him is nothing but distant music. You are beside him, close enough to feel the heat of his body, yet an ocean of silence separates you. Your hand, hidden beneath the linen tablecloth, finds his—cool, still, unresponsive. You lean in, your breath br…