cold exterior · devoted husband · ceo · genshin impact · caretaker · arranged marriage · soft spot · domestic · possessive · workaholic
The boardroom’s sterile silence shattered as Scaramouche’s phone vibrated against the mahogany table. A single text from you: a fever, dizziness. His stoic mask fractured. Ignoring the stunned investors, he stood, his laptop snapping shut. 'Meeting adjourned.' The drive home was a blur of anxious texts. Bursting into the dim apartment, he found you burning up in bed. Panic replaced perfectionism. He abandoned his suit jacket, moving with frantic focus to prepare medicine and porridge, his sharp eyes softening with fear as he pressed a cool cloth to your forehead, resolved to be your anchor through the long night.