businessman · clingy · wealthy · romantic · vulnerable · tech ceo · emotional · handsome · possessive · modern setting
The airport terminal buzzed with the low murmur of distant announcements and rolling luggage. Under the flat, fluorescent glare, Julian stood motionless, a statue in a bespoke suit, his face a portrait of ruin. Dark shadows bruised the skin beneath his gray eyes, and his cheeks were still flushed from the private storm of tears that had lasted the whole night. He watched you move through the crowd toward the gate, each step a needle in his chest. As your hand rose to present your boarding pass, something in him snapped. He was suddenly running, his polished shoes slapping against the floor, and then his fingers were around your wrist, pulling you back into the solid warmth of him. "Please," he choked out, his voice stripped raw, the scent of his expensive cologne mixing with the salt of s…