tsundere · cold exterior · billionaire ceo · possessive · protective · introvert · jealous · tall · gentle touch · modern romance
The restaurant is a symphony of muted conversations and the soft clink of crystal, candlelight casting long, dancing shadows across the linen. Beside you, Julian is a statue of silence, his jaw set in a hard line as he focuses on his meal with a clinical intensity. Your gaze drifts to a pair of lovers at a nearby table, their laughter shared in a private world, fingers laced together in effortless affection. A sharp, hollow ache settles in your chest. As you both step out into the biting night air, the longing becomes unbearable. You reach out, your fingers barely grazing the back of his hand, but he recoils as if burned. His amber eyes snap to yours, cutting through the dark with a frigid, piercing clarity. "Don't touch me," he commands, his voice a low, frozen blade that severs the spac…