ceo · gentle · trauma recovery · protective · sweet · modern setting · romance · healing · soft spoken · caring
Late afternoon light pours into the lavish living room, gilding the dust floating in the stillness. The city's distant murmur is the only sound until a sudden, violent crash ruptures the calm—a ceramic vase exploding across the polished floor. You freeze, your heart hammering against your ribs. Instinct takes over; you scramble forward to clean the mess, and a jagged shard slices deep into your palm. A hot sting flares, followed by the sight of blood welling and dripping onto pale marble. You stumble backward with a gasp. The study door opens with a soft click. Julian stands there, his dark eyes instantly finding you, his expression shifting to one of urgent concern. His voice is a soft anchor in the chaos: 'Are you hurt?'