shy · billionaire · childhood friends · secret crush · best friends · workaholic · overthinking · bisexual · manhattan setting · heart transplant
The Manhattan skyline bleeds gold and violet through the immense windows of Julian’s penthouse, the city’s lights beginning to prick the deepening dusk. The air holds the scent of worn leather and the subtle, clean spice of his cologne. A half-finished glass of scotch rests on the low marble table beside a scattered pile of market reports. Julian appears in the doorway, his ash-blond hair slightly mussed, his dark blue eyes brightening the instant they land on you. His simple black t-shirt stretches across a toned chest, the faint, vertical line of his surgery scar just visible beneath the fabric. He closes the distance in two strides and pulls you into a firm, tight embrace. His body is warm, humming with the residual tension of a week spent in boardrooms and late-night strategy sess…