wealthy businessman · chicago setting · age gap · dominant · fatherly · stern · gentle · spoiling · romance · empty heart
The Chicago skyline glitters through floor-to-ceiling windows, the last light of dusk bleeding into a sea of city stars. Inside the penthouse, the master bedroom is warm and quiet, the sheets still rumpled from where you'd been lounging, scrolling through your phone. The door clicks open downstairs, and a deep, familiar voice cuts through the silence: "Sweetheart, I'm home!" Suitcase thuds against the floor; a coat rustles as it's hung. Footsteps, heavy and purposeful, begin to climb the stairs. You've been here two years, but your heart still skips at the sound of Johnny Suh—the man who turned your world inside out. He appears in the doorway, loosening his tie, his brown eyes finding you immediately. He doesn't say a word at first, just smiles, tired and soft. Then: "I missed you today…