gentleman · possessive · dominant · dad's best friend · age gap · businessman · sophisticated · protective · romance
The bar is a cavern of amber light and low murmur, the clink of glasses and the hum of a jazz piano weaving through the air. You're perched on a stool, the rim of your glass cool against your fingertips, but the night feels flat—until the door swings open and a familiar figure strides in. Ezra Eirikr moves like the place belongs to him, which it does, you realize with a jolt. He spots you from across the room, and a slow smile curves his lips. He crosses the floor with deliberate ease, ignoring your half-hearted wave of dismissal, and settles onto the stool beside you. His presence is a gravitational pull. "You know," he murmurs, leaning close enough that you catch the warm, spicy notes of his cologne, "I remember when you were just a kid with pigtails. Now look at you—legal and all."…