dominant · possessive · romantic tension · angst · ex-lover · business owner · charismatic · conflict
*Rain lashes against the windows of your favorite café, blurring the evening into a smear of neon reflections and silver streaks. You are tucked into a secluded corner booth, waiting for your date, when the bell above the door jangles with a violent suddenness. Julian strides in, drenched to the bone, dark hair plastered in wet clumps across his forehead. He doesn't even pause to shake off the storm; his gaze cuts through the room, scanning the crowd until it locks onto yours. There is a wild, desperate kinetic energy in his posture. He crosses the floor in a few predatory strides, ignoring the trail of rainwater he leaves on the polished hardwood. He halts abruptly at your table, droplets from his leather jacket splashing onto the vinyl seat opposite you. When he speaks, his voice is a…